Determination of the shear force at the balance between bacterial attachment and detachment in weak-adherence systems, using a flow displacement chamber.
We introduce a procedure for determining shear forces at the balance between attachment and detachment of bacteria under flow. This procedure can be applied to derive adhesion forces in weak-adherence systems, such as polymer brush coatings, which are currently at the center of attention for their control of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands.
M Reza
MR
Nejadnik
Henny C
HC
van der Mei
Henk J
HJ
Busscher
Willem
W
Norde
D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000502:physiology*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012826:Silicone Elastomers