In Situ Mapping of the Mechanical Properties of Biofilms by Particle-tracking Microrheology

• Main Authors: Chew, Su Chuen, Kjelleberg, Staffan, Yang, Liang, Rice, Scott A.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Matrix; Bacteria; Issue 106; Biofilm; Particle-tracking microrheology; Microscopy; Exopolysaccharides; Bioengineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82019; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39789
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Bacterial cells are able to form surface-attached biofilm communities known as biofilms by encasing themselves in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The EPS serves as a physical and protective scaffold that houses the bacterial cells and consists of a variety of materials that includes protei...