title: Adhesion of Pseudomonas fluorescens on magnetic surfaces.
abstract: The adhesion of Pseudomonas fluorescens (ATCC 700830) to perpendicularly polarized magnetic surfaces was recently discovered. The findings have found that the magnetic free surfaces from different magnetic polarities have different profound effects on the P. fluorescens bacterial adhesion to its surfaces. These phenomena can be explained by the surface magnetic effect, which was found to affect the surface free energy. An in situ experiment, by contrast microscopy and under static conditions, was conducted to determine the influence of magnetic surfaces, that are polarized under different external magnetizing field strengths, on bacterial adhesion. The effect of different magnetic polarities on the surface free energy has also been investigated.
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798, Singapore. mshyeo@ntu.edu.sg
authors.forename: Swee-Hock
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Loh-You
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chua
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D008280:Magnetics; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors