Effect of silver nanoparticles on biofilm surface

• Main Author: Han, Clarence Jianguang
• Other Authors: Chang Wook, Matthew
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnological production
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16907
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biofilm form thick polysaccharide layers that protect the organisms from the immune system and antibiotics. As a result, chronic infections are often hard to treat. Much research has been conducted to find out ways to counteract the biofilm. In this report, the optimal biofilm growth conditions of E...