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Recent Trends in Biofilm Science and Technology
Coordinators: Simoes Manuel, Borges Anabel, Chaves Simoes Lucia
Language: EnglishSubject for Recent Trends in Biofilm Science and Technology:
Keywords
Air–liquid–solid interfaces; Antibiofilm activity; Antimicrobial; Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial compounds; Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; Bacteria; Bacterial growth potential test; Bacteriocins; Biofilm; Biofilm control; Biofilm formation process; Biofilm reactor; Biofilm-based antibiotic resistance; Biofilms; Butler–Volmer; CADD; Capacitive accumulation; Caries; Chemostat; Cooling tower; Cyanobacteria; Dental plaque; Design and build; Diffusion; Disinfection; Docking; Drinking water; Drug repurposing; Electroactive bacteria; Enzymes; Equipment design; Extracellular polymeric substances; Feed channel pressure drop increase; Filamentous fungi; Flat configuration; Flavonoids; Flow; Food industry; Foodborne; Foodborne bacterial pathogens; Fungi; Harvesting; Imaging; Industrial; Interactions; Lactic acid bacteria; Mathematical modeling; Membrane based drinking water production; Metabolomics; Methods; Microalgae; Microalgal biofilm; Microbial fuel cell; Microbial growth control
416 p. · 15x22.8 cm · Paperback
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Recent Trends in Biofilm Science and Technology helps researchers working on fundamental aspects of biofilm formation and control conduct biofilm studies and interpret results. The book provides a remarkable amount of knowledge on the processes that regulate biofilm formation, the methods used, monitoring characterization and mathematical modeling, the problems/advantages caused by their presence in the food industry, environment and medical fields, and the current and emergent strategies for their control. Research on biofilms has progressed rapidly in the last decade due to the fact that biofilms have required the development of new analytical tools and new collaborations between biologists, engineers and mathematicians.
2. Determinants for biofilm resistance
3. Bioreactors for biofilm studies
4. Methods for biofilm analysis
5. Biofilms in industry
6. The role of equipment design in biofilm prevention
7. Novel biocides for biofilm control
8. Biofilm monitoring
9. Medical biofilms
10. Surface materials and biofilm control
11. Drug repurposing for biofilm control
12. Drug design targeting specific biofilm targets
13. Environmental biofilms: wastewater treatment
14. Environmental biofilms: drinking water
15. Mathematical models to understand biofilm formation and control
Microbiologists and academia and R&D
Anabela Borges is graduated in Biology and has a Masters degree in Clinical Biology, both from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD-Portugal). She received a PhD degree in Biological Sciences from the same University. Currently, she is a post-doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP-Portugal). Her main research interests are related to the problematic of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents and biofilm formation. Her research is focused on the development of antimicrobial strategies to control bacterial resistance in both planktonic and biofilm states, with special interest on phytochemicals/quorum-quenching compounds.
Lúcia Chaves Simões is graduated in Biological Engineering and has a Masters degree in Environmental Technology and a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Minho University (Portugal). Currently, she is a research fellow at CEB-University of Minho. Lúcia Simões already published one book, 35 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 7 book chapters. Her main research interests focus on the mechanisms of drinking water biofilm formation and biofilm control
- Presents an overview of the process of biofilm formation and its implications
- Provides a clearer understanding of the role of biofilms in infections
- Creates a foundation for further research on novel control strategies
- Updates readers on the remarkable amount of knowledge on the processes that regulate biofilm formation
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