Microalgal-bacterial biofilms for wastewater treatment: Operations, performances, mechanisms, and uncertainties

JT Zhang, JX Wang, Y Liu, Y Zhang, JH Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgal-bacterial biofilms have been increasingly considered of great potential in
wastewater treatment due to the advantages of microalgal-bacterial synergistic pollutants …

Surface properties influence marine biofilm rheology, with implications for ship drag

AA Snowdon, SP Dennington, JE Longyear… - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Marine biofilms on ship hulls increase frictional drag, which has economic and
environmental consequences. It is hypothesised that biofilm mechanics, such as …

The role of fluid friction in streamer formation and biofilm growth

C Wittig, M Wagner, R Vallon, T Crouzier… - npj Biofilms and …, 2025 - nature.com
Biofilms constitute one of the most common forms of living matter, playing an increasingly
important role in technology, health, and ecology. While it is well established that biofilm …

Developing artificial biofilms for investigating the effects of physico-mechanical properties on marine biofilm-associated drag

A Snowdon - 2023 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Marine biofilms cause a significant increase in drag on ships. From the current literature it is
understood that physical and mechanical (physico-mechanical) properties of biofilms …

Experiments on biofilm formation and growth in laminar flows

C Wittig - 2024 - diva-portal.org
The interaction between fluid dynamics and biofilm growth plays a key role in both medical
and industrial applications. Biofilms, or bacteria that are embedded in a protective matrix of …