Preferential adhesion of bacterial cells onto top- and bottom-mounted nanostructured surfaces under flow conditions.

ABSTRACT: The bactericidal effect of biomimetic nanostructured surfaces has been known for a long time, with recent data suggesting an enhanced efficiency of the nanostructured surfaces under fluid shear. While some of the influential factors on the bactericidal effect of nanostructured surfaces under fluid shear are understood, there are numerous important factors yet to be studied, which is essential for the successful implementation of this technology in industrial applications. Among those influential factors, the orientation of the nanostructured surface can play an important role in bacterial cell adhesion onto surfaces. Gravitational effects can become dominant under low flow velocities, making the diffusive transport of bacterial cells more prominent than the advective transport. However, th

SUBMITTER: Senevirathne SWMAI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10662052 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature