Biofilms — Science and Technology

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to the Problem of Biofouling in Industrial Equipment....Pages 3-11
Introduction to Biofilms in Water and Wastewater Treatment....Pages 13-20
Biofilms Associated with Health....Pages 21-34
Introduction to Biofilms in the Food Industry....Pages 35-41
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Physico-Chemical Aspects of Adhesion....Pages 45-58
The Role of Adsorbed Layers in Bacterial Adhesion....Pages 59-67
Modification of Surfaces for Promoting Cell Immobilization....Pages 69-85
Adhesion of Animal Cells on Surfaces....Pages 87-91
Short-Term Adhesion Studies Using Pseudomonas Fluorescens Cells in Contact with Glass and Fluorinated Ethylene Polypropylene Surfaces....Pages 93-98
Effects of Substratum Hydrophobicity and Steric Hindrance on Adhesion of a Marine Pseudomonas SP....Pages 99-104
Coated Surfaces in Relation to Biofilm Formation....Pages 105-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Bacterial Metabolism in Biofilms....Pages 113-124
Influence of Surfaces on Microbial Activity....Pages 125-136
Extracellular Polymers in Biofilms....Pages 137-147
Formation, Composition and Physiology of Algal Biofilms....Pages 149-162
Bacterial and Algal Interactions in Biofilms....Pages 163-173
Fungal Biofilms on Metallic Surfaces....Pages 175-180
Effects of Biofilm Formation on Plasmid Segregational Stability and Expression....Pages 181-198
Particle-Bacteria Interactions in Biofilms....Pages 199-206
Biofilms and Corrosion....Pages 207-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Biofilm Accumulation & Activity: A Process Analysis Approach....Pages 221-237
Mass Transfer in and Around Biofilms....Pages 239-250
Biofilm Modelling : Structural, Reactional and Diffusional Aspects....Pages 251-276
Mixed Population Biofilms....Pages 277-289
Dynamic Modeling the Growth of Immobilized Nitrifying Bacteria : Biofilm Development....Pages 291-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Bacterial Colonization of Implants: Biofilms and Urinary Catheters....Pages 299-308
Biomaterials Biocompatibility in Health Problems....Pages 309-326
Formation and Prevention of Dental Plaque - a physico-chemical approach....Pages 327-354
Attachment in Infection: The Influence of Environment on Staphylococcal Surface Plasticity....Pages 355-361
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Adherence and Slime Production....Pages 363-370
Polysaccharide Interactions in Bacterial Biofilms....Pages 371-376
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Implications of Engineering Design in Food Industry Hygiene....Pages 379-393
Development of Mixed Culture Biofilms on Stainless Steel....Pages 395-402
Adhesion of Bacillus cereus Spores — A Hazard to the Dairy Industry....Pages 403-406
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Biofilm Reactors Technology in Wastewater Treatment....Pages 409-419
Development and Stability of Biofilms in Bioreactors....Pages 421-434
Anaerobic Biofilms in Fluidized Bed Reactors....Pages 435-442
Biofilm Growth in an Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor....Pages 443-448
Integrated Nitrification and Denitrification with Immobilized Microorganisms....Pages 449-453
Biofilms in Membrane Bioreactors for Waste Gas Treatment....Pages 455-460
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Biofilms in Peat Biofilters....Pages 461-466
Front Matter....Pages 467-467
Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems....Pages 469-485
Biofouling on Membranes — A Short Review....Pages 487-497
Biofouling in Heat Exchangers....Pages 499-509
Properties and Applications of Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans Biofilms....Pages 511-519
Biofouling in Stirred Tank Reactors — Effect of Surface Finish....Pages 521-526
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
The Design of Antifouling Surfaces: Background and Some Approaches....Pages 529-549
Deposition of Calcium Carbonate within Algal Biofilms on Antifouling Paints in Hard Waters....Pages 551-556
Control of Staphylococcal Adhesion to Model Biopolymers....Pages 557-565
The Use of Biocides in Industry....Pages 567-581
Biocide Efficacy on Biofilm Growth....Pages 583-588
Effect of Ozone on Pseudomonas Fluorescens ....Pages 589-594
Disinfectant Testing Using Foodborne Bacteria in Biofilms....Pages 595-600
Front Matter....Pages 601-601
The Measurement of Bacterial Attachment to Surfaces in Static Systems....Pages 603-614
Biofilm Laboratory Methods: The Use of Flow Reactors....Pages 615-629
Microelectrodes: A Versatile Tool in Biofilm Research....Pages 631-644
Industrial Monitoring: Hygiene in Food Processing....Pages 645-659
Industrial Monitoring — Cooling Water Systems....Pages 661-669
Front Matter....Pages 671-671
Metabolism and Adhesion : Report of Workshop Discussion....Pages 673-675
Practical Needs for Basic Research: A Basis for Interaction between Microbiologists and Engineers....Pages 677-681
Front Matter....Pages 671-671
Biofilms in Industrial Water and Wastewater Systems Summary of Discussion....Pages 683-684
Back Matter....Pages 685-708