Center for Biofilm Engineering

Biofilm Mechanics

Ripples and surface transport
Streamers
Structure
Viscoelasticity

Detachment

Stoodley P., L. Hall-Stoodley, H.M. Lappin-Scott, "Detachment, Surface Migration, and Other Dynamic Behavior in Bacterial Biofilms Revealed by Digital Time-Lapse Imaging," Methods Enzymol., 337:306-319 (2001). Abstract 01-022

Stoodley, P., S. Wilson, L. Hall-Stoodley, J.D. Boyle, H.M. Lappin-Scott, and J.W. Costerton, "Growth and Detachment of Cell Clusters from Mature Mixed Species Biofilms," Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67(12): 5608-5613 (2001). Abstract 01-034

Flow in biofilms

de Beer, D. and P. Stoodley, “Relation Between the Structure of an Aerobic Biofilm and Transport Phenomena,” Wat. Sci. Tech., 32(8):11-18 (1995). Abstract 95-050

de Beer, D., P. Stoodley, and Z. Lewandowski, “Liquid Flow and Mass Transport in Heterogeneous Biofilms,” Wat. Res., 30(11):2761-2765 (1996). Abstract 96-039

de Beer, D. P. Stoodley, and Z. Lewandowski, "Liquid Flow in Heterogeneous Biofilms," Biotechnol. Bioeng., 44:636-641 (1994). Abstract 94-021

de Beer, D. P. Stoodley, and Z. Lewandowski, “Measurement of Local Diffusion Coefficients in Biofilms by Microinjection and Confocal Microscopy,” Biotechnol. Bioeng., 53(2):151-158 (1997) Abstract 97-001

Stoodley, P., D. de Beer, and Z. Lewandowski, "Liquid Flow in Biofilm Systems," Appl. Environ. Micro., 60(8):2711-2716 (1994). Abstract 94-023

Initial events

Camper, A.C., M.A. Hamilton, K.R. Johnson, P. Stoodley, G.J. Harkin, and D.S. Daly, "Bacterial Colonization of Surfaces in Flowing Systems: Methods and Analysis," Ultrapure Water, 11(6):26-35 (1994). Abstract 94-026

Hamilton, M.A., K.R. Johnson, A.K. Camper, P. Stoodley, G.J. Harkin, R.J. Gillis, and P.A. Shope, “Analysis of Bacterial Spatial Patterns at the Initial Stage of Biofilm Formation,” Biom. J., 37(4):393-408 (1995). Abstract 95-022

Mass transfer/diffusion

de Beer, D., P. Stoodley, F. Roe, and Z. Lewandowski, "Effects of Biofilm Structures on Oxygen Distribution and Mass Transport," Biotechnol. Bioeng., 43:1131-1138 (1994). Abstract 94-014

Lewandowski, Z., P. Stoodley, and S. Altobelli, "Experimental and Conceptual Studies on Mass Transport in Biofilms," Wat. Sci. Tech., 31(1):153-162 (1995). Abstract 95-018

Lewandowski, Z., P. Stoodley, S. Altobelli and E. Fukushima, "Hydrodynamics and Kinetics in Biofilm Systems - Recent Advances and New Problems," Wat. Sci. Tech., 29(10-11):223-229 (1994). Abstract 94-030

Stoodley, P., S.Yang, H. Lappin-Scott, and Z. Lewandowski, “Relationship Between Mass Transfer Coefficient and Liquid Flow Velocity in Heterogenous Biofilms Using Microelectrodes and Confocal Microscopy,” Biotechnol. Bioengrg., 56(6):681-688 (1997). Abstract 97-026

Ripples and surface transport

Stoodley, P., J.D. Boyle, D. de Beer and H.M. Lappin-Scott, "Evolving Perspectives of Biofilm Structure," Biofouling, 14(1):75-90 (1999). Abstract 99-010

Stoodley, P., J.D. Boyle, and H.M. Lappin-Scott, 2000. Influence of flow on the structure of bacterial biofilms. In: Microbial Biosystems: New Frontiers. pp. 263-269. Proceedings of the 8th Intl. Symp. on Microbial Ecology. (eds. Bell, C.R., Brylinsky, M and Johnson-Green, P.). Atlantic Canada Society for Microbial Ecology.

Stoodley, P., Z. Lewandowksi, J.D. Boyle, and H.M. Lappin-Scott, "The Formation of Migratory Ripples in a Mixed Species Bacterial Biofilm Growing in Turbulent Flow," Environ. Microbiol. 1(5):447-455 (1999). Abstract 99-023

Streamers

Lewandowksi, Z. and P. Stoodley, “Flow Induced Vibrations, Drag Force, and Pressure Drop in Conduits Covered with Biofilm,” Wat. Sci. Tech., 32(8):19-26 (1995). Abstract 95-047

Stoodley, P., Z. Lewandowski, J.D. Boyle, and H.M. Lappin-Scott, "Oscillation Characteristics of Biofilm Streamers in Turbulent Flowing Water as Related to Drag and Pressure Drop," Biotechnol. Bioeng., 57:536-544 (1998). Abstract 98-004

Structure

de Beer, D. and P. Stoodley, “Relation Between the Structure of an Aerobic Biofilm and Transport Phenomena,” Wat. Sci. Tech., 32(8):11-18 (1995). Abstract 95-050

de Beer, D., P. Stoodley, F. Roe, and Z. Lewandowski, "Effects of Biofilm Structures on Oxygen Distribution and Mass Transport," Biotechnol. Bioeng., 43:1131-1138 (1994). Abstract 94-014

Hall-Stoodley, L. and P. Stoodley, "Development Regulation of Microbial Biofilms," Curr. Opin. Biotech., 13:228-233 (2002). Abstract 02-021

Qian, Z., P. Stoodley, and W.G. Pitt, “Effect of Low-Intensity Ultrasound upon Biofilm Structure from Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy Observation,” Biomaterials., 17(20):1975-1980 (1996). Abstract 96-030

Stoodley, P., I. Dodds, J.D. Boyle, and H.M. Lappin-Scott, "Influence of Hydrodynamics and Nutrients on Biofilm Structure," J. Appl. Microbiol., 85:19S-28S (1999). Abstract 99-004

Stoodley, P., J.D. Boyle, A.B. Cunningham, I. Dodds, H.M. Lappin-Scott, and Z. Lewandowski. 1999. "Biofilm Structure and Influence on Biofouling under Laminar and Turbulent Flows," In: Biofilms in the Aquatic Environment, pp. 13-24, Edited by C.W. Keevil, A. Godfree, D. Holt, C. Dow. The Royal Society of Chemistry Press, Cambridge. Abstract 99-035

Stoodley, P., J.D. Boyle, D. de Beer and H.M. Lappin-Scott, "Evolving Perspectives of Biofilm Structure," Biofouling, 14(1):75-90 (1999). Abstract 99-010

Viscoelasticity

Stoodley, P., A. Jacobsen, B.C. Dunsmore, B. Purevdorj, S. Wilson, H.M. Lappin-Scott, and J.W. Costerton, "The Influence of Fluid Shear and AlCl3 on the Material Properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and Desulfovibrio sp. EX265 Biofilms," Wat. Sci. Technol., 43:113-120 (2001). Abstract 01-012

Stoodley, P., D. de Beer, and H.M. Lappin-Scott, “Influence of Electric Fields and pH on Biofilm Structure as Related to the Bioelectric Effect,” Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., 41(9):1876-1879 (1997). Abstract 97-021

Stoodley, P., J.D. Boyle, D. de Beer and H.M. Lappin-Scott, "Evolving Perspectives of Biofilm Structure," Biofouling, 14(1):75-90 (1999). Abstract 99-010

Stoodley, P., J.D. Boyle, and H.M. Lappin-Scott, 2000. Influence of Flow on the Structure of Bacterial Biofilms. In: Microbial Biosystems: New Frontiers. pp. 263-269. Proceedings of the 8th Intl. Symp. on Microbial Ecology. (eds. Bell, C.R., Brylinsky, M and Johnson-Green, P.). Atlantic Canada Society for Microbial Ecology.

Stoodley, P., S. Wilson, R. Caro, C. Piscitteli, and C.J. Rupp, "Detachment and Other Dynamic Processes in Bacterial Biofilms," in Surfaces in Biomaterials 2001 Symposium Proceedings, pp. 189-192, Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation, Minneapolis. Abstract 01-038

Stoodley, P., Z. Lewandowksi, J.D. Boyle, and H.M. Lappin-Scott, "Structural Deformation of Bacterial Biofilms Caused by Short-Term Fluctuations in Fluid Shear: An In Situ Investigation of Biofilm Rheology," Biotech. Bioengrg., 65(1):83-92 (1999). Abstract 99-011

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