Most bacteria attach to biotic or abiotic surfaces and are embedded in a complex matrix
which is known as biofilm. Biofilm formation is especially worrisome in clinical settings as it …

Biofilms are widespread in nature and constitute an important strategy implemented by
microorganisms to survive in sometimes harsh environmental conditions. They can be …

Bacteria can grow and proliferate either as single, independent cells or organized in
aggregates commonly referred to as biofilms. When bacteria succeed in forming a biofilm …

Recent developments in the area of biological detection by optical sensing of molecular
oxygen (O2) are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the quenched-phosphorescence O2 …

Studies of biopsies from infectious sites, explanted tissue and medical devises have
provided evidence that biofilms are the underlying cause of a variety of tissue-associated …

Cellular function and behavior are affected by the partial pressure of O2, or oxygen tension,
in the microenvironment. The level of oxygenation is important, as it is a balance of oxygen …

The quantification of key variables such as oxygen, pH, carbon dioxide, glucose, and
temperature provides essential information for biological and biotechnological applications …

Silicon and glass were the main fabrication materials of microfluidic devices, however,
plastics are on the rise in the past few years. Thermoplastic materials have recently been …

This paper reports a microfluidic device capable of generating oxygen gradients for cell
culture using spatially confined chemical reactions with minimal chemical consumption. The …

A review on the last achievements of Digital Holography is reported in this paper, showing
that this powerful method can be a key metrological tool for the quantitative analysis and non …