In vitro laser ablation of laboratory developed biofilms using an Nd:YAG laser of 532 nm wavelength

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 729-736

  Nandakumar, Kanavillil ^a   Obika, Hideki ^a   Utsumi, Akihiro ^a   Ooie, Toshihiko ^a   Yano, Tetsuo ^a  

^a AIST Shikoku   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Diatoms; Natural and laboratory biofilm; Pulsed laser irradiation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; IRRADIATION; LASER ABLATION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIAL CELLS; LASER FLUENCE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

GLASS; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOFILM; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; IN VITRO STUDY; IRRADIATION; LABORATORY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS CARRAGEENOVORA; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOFILMS; GLASS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PLATINUM; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOALTEROMONAS; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS CARRAGEENOVORA;

EID: 2942623882     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10829     Document Type: Article

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