Biofilms - Science and Technology

1 - Introduction.- . Introduction to the Problem of Biofouling in Industrial Equipment.- . Introduction to Biofilms in Water and Wastewater Treatment.- . Biofilms Associated with Health.- . Introduction to Biofilms in the Food Industry.- 2 - Attachment.- . Physico-Chemical Aspects of Adhesion.- . The Role of Adsorbed Layers in Bacterial Adhesion.- . Modification of Surfaces for Promoting Cell Immobilization.- . Adhesion of Animal Cells on Surfaces.- . Short-Term Adhesion Studies using Pseudomonas fluorescens Cells in contact with Glass and Fluorinated Ethylene Polypropylene Surfaces.- . Effects of Substratum Hydrophobicity and Steric Hindrance on Adhesion of a Marine Pseudomonas Sp..- . Coated Surfaces in Relation to Biofilm Formation.- 3 - Metabolism.- . Bacterial Metabolism in Biofilms.- . Influence of Surfaces on Microbial Activity.- . Extracellular Polymers in Biofilms.- . Formation, Composition and Physiology Algal Biofilms.- . Bacterial and Algal Interactions in Biofilms.- . Fungal Biofilms on Metallic Surfaces.- . Effects of Biofilm Formation on Plasmid Segregational Stability and Expression.- . Particle-Bacteria Interactions in Biofilms.- . Biofilms and Corrosion.- 4 - Process Analysis and Biofilm Modeling.- . Biofilm Accumulation and Activity : A Process Analysis Approach.- . Mass Transfer in and Around Biofilms.- . Biofilm Modelling : Structural, Reactional and Diffusional Aspects.- . Mixed Population Biofilms.- . Dynamic Modeling the Growth of Immobilized Nitrifying Bacteria: Biofilm Development.- 5 - Biofilms in Medicine.- . Bacterial Colonization of Implants: Biofilms and Urinary Catheters.- . Biomaterials Biocompatibility in Health Problems.- . Formation and Prevention of Dental Plaque: a Physico-Chemical Approach.- . Attachment in Infection: The Influenceof Environment on Staphylococcal Surface Plasticity.- . Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Adherence and Slime Production.- . Polysaccharide Interactions in Bacterial Biofilms.- 6 - Biofilms in Food Processing.- . Implications of Engineering Design in Food Industry Hygiene.- . Development of Mixed Culture Biofilms on Stainless Steel.- . Adhesion of Bacillus Cereus Spores - A Hazard to the Dairy Industry.- 7 - Biofilms in Wastewater Treatment and Biodegradation of Wastes.- . Biofilm Reactors Technology in Wastewater Treatment.- . Development and Stability of Biofilms in Bioreactors.- . Anaerobic Biofilms in Fluidized Bed Reactors.- . Biofilm Growth in an Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor.- . Integrated Nitrification and Denitrification with Immobilized Microorganisms.- . Biofilms in Membrane Bioreactors for Waste Gas Treatment.- . Biofilms in Peat Biofilters.- 8 - Biofilms in Water Distribution and Industrial Systems.- . Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems.- . Biofouling on Membranes - a Short Review.- . Biofouling in Heat Exchangers.- . Properties and Applications of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Biofilms.- . Biofouling in Stirred Tank Reactors - Effect of Surface Finish.- 9 - Biofilm Prevention and Destruction.- . The Design of Antifouling Surfaces: Background and some Approaches.- . Deposition of Calcium Carbonate within Algal Biofilms on Antifouling Paints in Hard Waters.- . Control of Staphylococcal Adhesion to Model Biopolymers.- . The Use of Biocides in Industry.- . Biocide Efficacy on Biofilm Growth.- . Effect of Ozone on Pseudomonas fluorescens.- . Disinfectant Testing using Foodborne Bacteria in Biofilms.- 10 - Laboratory Methods and Industrial Monitoring.- . The Measurement of Bacterial Attachment to Surfaces in Static Systems.- . Biofilm Laboratory Methods: The Use of Flow Reactors.- . Microelectrodes: a Versatile Tool in Biofilm Research.- . Industrial Monitoring : Hygiene in Food Processing.- . Industrial Monitoring: Cooling Water Systems.- 11 - Reports of Workshop Discussions.- . Metabolism and Adhesion: Report of Workshop Discussion.- . Practical Needs For Basic Research: A Basis for Interaction between Microbiologists and Engineers.- . Biofi