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Determination of the shear force at the balance between bacterial attachment and detachment in weak-adherence systems, using a flow displacement chamber.

Nejadnik MR, van der Mei HC, Busscher HJ, Norde W

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands.

We introduce a procedure for determining shear forces at the balance between attachment and detachment of bacteria under flow. This procedure can be applied to derive adhesion forces in weak-adherence systems, such as polymer brush coatings, which are currently at the center of attention for their control of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation.

Published 4 February 2008 in Appl Environ Microbiol, 74(3): 916-9.
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