Hydrodynamic deformation and removal of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms treated with urea, chlorhexidine, iron chloride, or DispersinB

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2968-2977

  Brindle, Eric R ^a   Miller, David A ^a   Stewart, Philip S ^b  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilm deformation; Biofilm removal; Biofilm treatment

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOCIDAL; BIOFILM STRUCTURE; BIOMASS REMOVAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; ENZYMATIC TREATMENTS; IN-CONTROL; IRON CHLORIDES; MICRO INDENTATION; POST TREATMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS BIOFILMS; TIME-LAPSE IMAGING; TRANSMISSION IMAGES; UNTREATED CONTROL;

ADHESION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IRON; METABOLISM; SHEAR FLOW; UREA;

BIOFILMS;

BUFFER; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DISPERSIN B; FERROUS CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFILM; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CHLORHEXIDINE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TIME-LAPSE IMAGING; UREA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 80054011025     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.23245     Document Type: Article

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