It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of ...

Thus, the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies used to fight acute infections are not effective in eradicating medical device biofilm-related infections or chronic biofilm diseases. Today ...

Science Daily reported on the findings, explaining that biofilm is a slimy bacterial layer that clings to surfaces. In a medical setting, this film can make it harder to treat infections when they ...

Understanding their formation, stability, and dispersal is crucial due to their impact in medical and industrial settings.

This makes biofilms important in the fight against antibiotic resistance as they are the framework in which the bacteria need to be treated within a medical setting. Biofilm formation is a process ...

Biofilms are protective three-dimensional structures ... said senior study author Muhammad Zaman, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute professor and professor of biomedical engineering and global ...

A lifelong interest in photography complemented his scientific pursuits, and the two passions merged fully during his postdoctoral work in Roberto Kolter’s lab at Harvard Medical School ... of ...

The journal is led by biofilms and microbiomes experts who collaborate to cultivate high-quality research. As part of the npj Series, this journal focuses on fostering global partnerships with the ...

The thermal spring environment hosts 3–5 cm thick red and green layered biofilms, which are carbonate-rich microbial mats. These biofilms can thrive under extreme conditions, including low ...