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Geometric control of bacterial surface accumulation

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Mok, Rachel V. (Rachel Verla); Dunkel, Jörn; Kantsler, Vasily
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Abstract
Controlling and suppressing bacterial accumulation at solid surfaces is essential for preventing biofilm formation and biofouling. Whereas various chemical surface treatments are known to reduce cell accumulation and attachment, the role of complex surface geometries remains less well understood. Here, we report experiments and simulations that explore the effects of locally varying boundary curvature on the scattering and accumulation dynamics of swimming Escherichia coli bacteria in quasi-two-dimensional microfluidic channels. Our experimental and numerical results show that a concave periodic boundary geometry can decrease the average cell concentration at the boundary by more than 50% relative to a flat surface.© 2019 American Physical Society.
Date issued
2019-05
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124163
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
Journal
Physical review. E
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Citation
Mok, Rachel, Jörn Dunkel, and Vasily Kantsler. "Geometric Control of Bacterial Surface Accumulation." Physical Review E 99, 5 (May 2019): no. 052607 ©2019 Author(s)
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2470-0053
2470-0045

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