Scientists have developed a new drug delivery system using ultrasound-activated nanoparticles to break through and destroy ...

Bacteria permeate virtually every corner of the Earth. Most bacteria live in a biofilm state to enhance their survival and propagation, and to perform essential tasks for many ecosystems.

But researchers are now taking aim at these bacterial shields. “Biofilms can be good, but when they go bad, then we have a real problem,” says Lauren Bakaletz, director of the Center for ...

The ZeGage Optical Profiler revolutionizes biofilm measurement, delivering rapid, non-contact imaging with nanometer accuracy for detailed structural analysis.

It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on ... Once the bot has been deposited on the biofilm, its location is tracked in real time via both the endoscope and x-ray fluoroscopy.

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm-a slimy bacterial layer that clings to surfaces. In medical settings, biofilms make infections harder to treat ...

In contrast to the free-living, or planktonic, bacteria commonly studied in the lab, most prokaryotes in nature settle down in complex communities, often consisting of several interacting species.

59, No. 6 (2014), pp. 2057-2067 (11 pages) Biofilm communities are exposed to long periods of desiccation in temporary streams. We investigated how water flow intermittency affected the bacterial ...