On the international conference I presented a study on the bacterial adhesion to stainless steel material surfaces. The corresponding surface roughness was controlled by atomic force microscopy and profilometry. The rate of adhered bacteria on glass surfaces was determined with crystal violet staining and scanning electron microscopy. We showed that the increased adhesion of bacteria takes place on more rough surfaces.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 4591211The bacterial adhesion can be controlled by different material surface characteristics like surface roughness, on which we concentrate in our study. Different glass surfaces were prepared by polishing the glass plates with different gradations. The corresponding surface roughness was controlled by atomic force microscope and profilometer. The rate of adhered bacteria on glass surfaces was determined with spectrophotometer and scanning electron microscopy. Our results showed that the rate of adhered bacteria increases with increasing surface roughness. The increased adhesion of bacteria on more rough surfaces is the interplay between the increasing effective surface and increasing number of defects on the surface. At the end of my talk I presented recent results on stainless steel material surfaces.
B.04 Guest lecture
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