title: An acrylic ampoule represents a denture surface in a microcalorimetric biofilm problem.
abstract: An acrylic microcalorimetric ampoule with inserts represented a denture surface in a Streptococcus mutants biofilm study. The biofilm of micro-organisms did not contain as many micro-organisms as those previously studied in planktonic suspension. A more sensitive microcalorimeter (Thermometric's thermal activity monitor) was required to detect the metabolism of S. mutants adhered to an engineered acrylic flow-through ampoule. Biofilm heat outputs were obtained in the acrylic ampoule following standardized procedures with cryopreserved aliquots of a homogeneous suspension of S. mutants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Kent, Canterbury, Great Britain.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Beezer
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D002151:Calorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D003778:Dentures; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins