Cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesions are fundamental in all multicellular organisms. They
play a key role in cellular growth, differentiation, pattern formation and migration. Cell-cell …

This study demonstrated that atomic force microscopy (AFM) can be used to obtain high-
resolution topographical images of bacteria, and to quantify the tip–cell interaction force and …

A balance of applied hydrodynamic (TH) and resisting adhesive (TA) torques was conducted
over a chemically heterogeneous porous medium that contained random roughness of …

The mean and variance of the colloid interaction energy (Φ*) as a function of separation
distance (h) were calculated on physically and/or chemically heterogeneous solid surfaces …

Changes in surface roughness and topography on the macroscopic scale are known to
affect bacterial attachment and retention. Little quantitative information is available as to how …

Desorption of three oral bacterial strains from a salivary conditioning film on an indium tin
oxide electrode during application of a positive (bacterial adhesion to the anode) or a …

The attachment, biofilm formation and control of biofilm formed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus
(VP) ATCC 17802 on four stainless steel (SS) coupons which are different in type or …

Bacterial biofilms impair the operation of many industrial processes. Deinococcus
geothermalis is efficient primary biofilm former in paper machine water, functioning as an …

We investigate the deposition and transient adhesion of Escherichia coli on alkyl and
fluoroalkyl silanized glass surfaces of different carbon chain lengths. The rate at which …

In natural aquatic environments bacteria are predominantly not free floating but grow as
multi-species communities attached to submerged surfaces (O'Toole et al. 2000; Stoodley et …