title: Removal and inactivation of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms by electrolysis.
abstract: Bacterial biofilms were exposed to electrolysis by making the steel substratum an electrode in a circuit including a 6-V battery. These treatments resulted in killing (2.1-log reduction) and removal (4.0-log reduction) of viable cells at the anode and cathode, respectively, within a few minutes.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biofilm Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT 59717-3980, USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rabinovitch
authors.forename: Philip S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004566:Electrodes; D004572:Electrolysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013232:Steel; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D013232:Steel