Ebook: Biofilms — Science and Technology

Biofilms -- Science and Technology covers the main topics of biofilm formation and activity, from basic science to applied aspects in engineering and medicine. The book presents a masterly discussion of microbial adhesion, the metabolism of microorganisms in biofilms, modelling of mass transfer and biological reaction within biofilms, as well as the behaviour of these microbial communities in industry (waste water treatment, heat exchanger biofouling, membranes, food processing) and in medicine (teeth, implants, prosthetic devices). Laboratory techniques and industrial monitoring methods are also presented.
The book is directed at readers at the postgraduate level and is organised as a textbook, containing 11 chapters, a glossary, and a detailed subject index.

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Content:
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
Disinfectant Testing Using Foodborne Bacteria in Biofilms....Pages 589-594
Front Matter....Pages 595-600
The Measurement of Bacterial Attachment to Surfaces in Static Systems....Pages 601-601
Biofilm Laboratory Methods: The Use of Flow Reactors....Pages 603-614
Microelectrodes: A Versatile Tool in Biofilm Research....Pages 615-629
Industrial Monitoring: Hygiene in Food Processing....Pages 631-644
Industrial Monitoring — Cooling Water Systems....Pages 645-659
Front Matter....Pages 661-669
Metabolism and Adhesion : Report of Workshop Discussion....Pages 671-671
Practical Needs for Basic Research: A Basis for Interaction between Microbiologists and Engineers....Pages 673-675
Back Matter....Pages 677-681
Biofilms in Industrial Water and Wastewater Systems Summary of Discussion....Pages 685-708
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