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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2011.33.9.692

Control of Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Using Electric Field  

Shim, Soo-Jin (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University)
Kim, Choon-Soo (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University)
Yoon, Je-Yong (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers / v.33, no.9, 2011 , pp. 692-700 More about this Journal
Abstract
The use of electric field has been studied as an alternative for biofilm control dominated by disinfectants and antibiotics. This technology would be advantageous in the environmental respect that biofilm can be controlled based on electron transfer, not using chemical disinfectants and antibiotics. Control mechanisms which were reported by earlier studies are organized as; (1) bacterial adhesion control by electrostatic repulsion at a negative current, (2) bacterial adhesion control using bacterial motion and (3) bacterial inactivation by direct oxidation at a positive current, (4) bioelectric effect leading to biofilm inactivation. In this review article, we summarized the technologies for biofilm control using electric field and provided some application examples from previous studies.
Keywords
Electric Field; Electric Current; Biofilm; Bacterial Adhesion; Detachment; Inactivation;
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