Biofilms -- Science and Technology covers the main topics of biofilm formation and activity, from basic science to applied aspects in engineering and medicine. The book presents a masterly discussion of microbial adhesion, the metabolism of microorganisms in biofilms, modelling of mass transfer and biological reaction within biofilms, as well as the behaviour of these microbial communities in industry (waste water treatment, heat exchanger biofouling, membranes, food processing) and in medicine (teeth, implants, prosthetic devices). Laboratory techniques and industrial monitoring methods are also presented.
The book is directed at readers at the postgraduate level and is organised as a textbook, containing 11 chapters, a glossary, and a detailed subject index.

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Biofilms -- Science and Technology covers the main topics of biofilm formation and activity, from basic science to applied aspects in engineering and medicine. The book presents a masterly discussion of microbial adhesion, the metabolism of microorganisms in biofilms, modelling of mass transfer and biological reaction within biofilms, as well as the behaviour of these microbial communities in industry (waste water treatment, heat exchanger biofouling, membranes, food processing) and in medicine (teeth, implants, prosthetic devices). Laboratory techniques and industrial monitoring methods are also presented. The book is directed at readers at the postgraduate level and is organised as a textbook, containing 11 chapters, a glossary, and a detailed subject index.

Zusammenfassung
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Alvor, Portugal, May 18-29, 1992

Inhalt
1 - Introduction.- . Introduction to the Problem of Biofouling in Industrial Equipment.- . Introduction to Biofilms in Water and Wastewater Treatment.- . Biofilms Associated with Health.- . Introduction to Biofilms in the Food Industry.- 2 - Attachment.- . Physico-Chemical Aspects of Adhesion.- . The Role of Adsorbed Layers in Bacterial Adhesion.- . Modification of Surfaces for Promoting Cell Immobilization.- . Adhesion of Animal Cells on Surfaces.- . Short-Term Adhesion Studies using Pseudomonas fluorescens Cells in contact with Glass and Fluorinated Ethylene Polypropylene Surfaces.- . Effects of Substratum Hydrophobicity and Steric Hindrance on Adhesion of a Marine Pseudomonas Sp..- . Coated Surfaces in Relation to Biofilm Formation.- 3 - Metabolism.- . Bacterial Metabolism in Biofilms.- . Influence of Surfaces on Microbial Activity.- . Extracellular Polymers in Biofilms.- . Formation, Composition and Physiology Algal Biofilms.- . Bacterial and Algal Interactions in Biofilms.- . Fungal Biofilms on Metallic Surfaces.- . Effects of Biofilm Formation on Plasmid Segregational Stability and Expression.- . Particle-Bacteria Interactions in Biofilms.- . Biofilms and Corrosion.- 4 - Process Analysis and Biofilm Modeling.- . Biofilm Accumulation and Activity : A Process Analysis Approach.- . Mass Transfer in and Around Biofilms.- . Biofilm Modelling : Structural, Reactional and Diffusional Aspects.- . Mixed Population Biofilms.- . Dynamic Modeling the Growth of Immobilized Nitrifying Bacteria: Biofilm Development.- 5 - Biofilms in Medicine.- . Bacterial Colonization of Implants: Biofilms and Urinary Catheters.- . Biomaterials Biocompatibility in Health Problems.- . Formation and Prevention of Dental Plaque: a Physico-Chemical Approach.- . Attachment in Infection: The Influenceof Environment on Staphylococcal Surface Plasticity.- . Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Adherence and Slime Production.- . Polysaccharide Interactions in Bacterial Biofilms.- 6 - Biofilms in Food Processing.- . Implications of Engineering Design in Food Industry Hygiene.- . Development of Mixed Culture Biofilms on Stainless Steel.- . Adhesion of Bacillus Cereus Spores - A Hazard to the Dairy Industry.- 7 - Biofilms in Wastewater Treatment and Biodegradation of Wastes.- . Biofilm Reactors Technology in Wastewater Treatment.- . Development and Stability of Biofilms in Bioreactors.- . Anaerobic Biofilms in Fluidized Bed Reactors.- . Biofilm Growth in an Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor.- . Integrated Nitrification and Denitrification with Immobilized Microorganisms.- . Biofilms in Membrane Bioreactors for Waste Gas Treatment.- . Biofilms in Peat Biofilters.- 8 - Biofilms in Water Distribution and Industrial Systems.- . Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems.- . Biofouling on Membranes - a Short Review.- . Biofouling in Heat Exchangers.- . Properties and Applications of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Biofilms.- . Biofouling in Stirred Tank Reactors - Effect of Surface Finish.- 9 - Biofilm Prevention and Destruction.- . The Design of Antifouling Surfaces: Background and some Approaches.- . Deposition of Calcium Carbonate within Algal Biofilms on Antifouling Paints in Hard Waters.- . Control of Staphylococcal Adhesion to Model Biopolymers.- . The Use of Biocides in Industry.- . Biocide Efficacy on Biofilm Growth.- . Effect of Ozone on Pseudomonas fluorescens.- . Disinfectant Testing using Foodborne Bacteria in Biofilms.- 10 - Laboratory Methods and Industrial Monitoring.- . The Measurement of Bacterial Attachment to Surfaces in Static Systems.- . Biofilm Laboratory Methods: The Use of Flow Reactors.- . Microelectrodes: a Versatile Tool in Biofilm Research.- . Industrial Monitoring : Hygiene in Food Processing.- . Industrial Monitoring: Cooling Water Systems.- 11 - Reports of Workshop Discussions.- . Metabolism and Adhesion: Report of Workshop Discussion.- . Practical Needs For Basic Research: A Basis for Interaction between Microbiologists and Engineers.- . Biofilms in Industrial Water and Wastewater Systems: Summary of Discussion.