J Palmer, S Flint, J Brooks - Journal of Industrial Microbiology …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The ability of bacteria to attach to surfaces and develop into a biofilm has been of considerable interest to many groups in numerous industries, including the medical and …
WW Wilson, MM Wade, SC Holman… - Journal of microbiological …, 2001 - Elsevier
Surface interfacial physiology is particularly important to unicellular organisms with regard to maintenance of optimal cell function. Bacterial cell surfaces possess net negative …
MN Bellon-Fontaine, J Rault, CJ Van Oss - Colloids and surfaces B …, 1996 - Elsevier
Lewis acid-base, ie electron-donor/electron-acceptor, interactions are implicated in various interffacial phenomena such as phagocytosis, biofouling and microbial adhesion. Therefore …
BA Jucker, H Harms, AJ Zehnder - Journal of bacteriology, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
Medical implants are often colonized by bacteria which may cause severe infections. The initial step in the colonization, the adhesion of bacteria to the artificial solid surface, is …
SH Flint, PJ Bremer, JD Brooks - Biofouling, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilms on the surfaces of dairy manufacturing plant threaten the quality and safety of dairy products. Biofilms on dairy processing lines are characterised by rapid development (< 12 h) …
CK Bower, J McGuire, MA Daeschel - Trends in Food Science & …, 1996 - Elsevier
Microbial contamination of food-contact surfaces is an ongoing concern for the food industry. Under favorable conditions, bacterial cells can adhere and reproduce. Such …
PSX Yap, T Krishnan, KG Chan… - Journal of microbiology …, 2015 - koreascience.kr
This study aims to investigate the mechanism of action of the cinnamon bark essential oil (CB), when used singly and also in combination with piperacillin, for its antimicrobial and …
CO Obuekwe, ZK Al-Jadi, ES Al-Saleh - International Biodeterioration & …, 2009 - Elsevier
Forty six bacterial isolates able to grow on crude oil were isolated from various hydrocarbon- contaminated sites in Kuwait. The extent of crude oil degradation varied over a wide range …
An introduction to the most important fundamental concepts of physicochemical interface science and a description of experimental techniques and applications of surface science in …