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1 Contents
1 Introduction to Biofilms
2 Biofilm Formation and Growth
3 Biofilms in Health and Medicine
4 Beneficial and Naturally Occurring Biofilms
5 Biofilms in Industrial Environments
6 Diffusion in Biofilms
7 Controlling Biofilms
8 Methods for Studying Biofilms
9 Mathematical Models of Biofilms
10 Biofilm Processes
1 Lab Exercises (Instructors)
2 Lab Exercises (Students)
3 Aids for Instructors
4 References
1 Batch Flow Reactor
2 Biofilm Model
3 Biofilm Flow Reactor
4 Building and Using a Flow Cell Biofilm Reactor Suggested by Dr. Paul Stoodley - Instructions for Students
5 Collecting Soil Biofilms by the Buried Slide Technique - Instructions for Students
6 Colorimetric Measurement of Biofilm Density- Instructions for Students
7 Drop Plate Method for Counting Biofilm Cells - Instructions for Students
8 Flow Through Gram Stain - Inustructions for Students
9 Harvesting and Dispersing of Cells from Biofilms (Standard Method) - Instructions for Students
10 Harvesting and Dispersing of Cells from Biofilms (Alternative Method) - Instructions for Students
11 Henrici's Microbial Fishing Technique - Instructions for Students
12 Measurement of Biofilm Thickness - Instructions for Students
13 Model System for Growing a Standard Biofilm: Static Glass Coupon Reactor - Instructions for Student
14 Biofilms as Biobarriers - Instructions for Students
15 Dental Biofilms: Detection and Quantification of Plaque - Instructions for Students
16 Isolation of Biofilm Populations from Soil Crumbs by Flotation - Instructions for Students
17 Bacterial Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient
18 Buccal Epithelial Cells with Adherent Bacterial Cells Revealed by Negative Staining - Instructions for Students
19 Construction of a Winogradsky Column - Instructions for Students
1 Read Me First
2 System Requirements
3 Navigating