Curtailing infection spread via drain pipelines: using interfacial hydrodynamics for removing bacterial and viral biofilms

ABSTRACT: Drainage systems contain biological contaminants like bacteria and viruses flowing through them. Additionally, these pipelines also have organic matter known as biofilms growing on their walls. These biofilms infact act as incubation zones for further growth of bacteria and coronaviruses. Standard water treatment routines with traditional cleaning agents are known to be not able to clean or sterilize microbes located in the inner layers of the biofilm. A recent study has identified specialised fluids which are effective in removing biofilms but these need to be used prudently. The present study proposes to use ‘interfacial hydrodynamics’ to ensure that the cleaner-fluid (CF) is transported effectively to the location of the biofilms at the pipe walls, and allowed to be in contact with the

SUBMITTER: Shahabaz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638212 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature