Biofilm and Materials Science

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-8
Conditioning Films....Pages 9-15
Movement of Bacteria Towards Material Surfaces....Pages 17-22
Adhesion of Bacteria....Pages 23-34
Microstructures of Biofilm....Pages 35-43
Detachment of Bacteria....Pages 45-52
Genomics Approach....Pages 53-60
General Biological Biofilm Observation and Evaluation....Pages 61-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Corrosion and Biofilm....Pages 69-78
Cooling Water....Pages 79-83
Ships and Marine Structures....Pages 85-91
Biofilm Formation on Medical Devices and Infection: Preventive Approaches....Pages 93-108
Hygiene Problems and Food Industry....Pages 109-115
Environmental Problems: Soil and Underground Water Treatment and Bioremediation....Pages 117-123
Energy Problems—Fuel Cell....Pages 125-133
Bioreactors in Industries and Biofilm....Pages 135-139
Fish Reef, Seaweed Bed, and Other Construction Applications....Pages 141-146
Contamination and Clean Surface of Materials....Pages 147-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Chemical Cleaning....Pages 155-162
Physical Removal of Biofilm....Pages 163-167
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Antibacterial Effect of Materials and Biofilm....Pages 169-174
Immersion Tests....Pages 175-180
Artificial Biofilm Formation on the Laboratory Scale....Pages 181-185
New Evaluation Techniques for Biofilm in Materials Science....Pages 187-192
Future Scope....Pages 193-196