Journal article
Electrochemical biofilm control: a review
Biofouling (Chur, Switzerland), Vol.31(9-10), pp.745-758
11/26/2015
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/105919
PMCID: PMC4668948
PMID: 26592420
Abstract
One of the methods of controlling biofilms that has widely been discussed in the literature is to apply a potential or electrical current to a metal surface on which the biofilm is growing. Although electrochemical biofilm control has been studied for decades, the literature is often conflicting, as is detailed in this review. The goals of this review are: (1) to present the current status of knowledge regarding electrochemical biofilm control; (2) to establish a basis for a fundamental definition of electrochemical biofilm control and requirements for studying it; (3) to discuss current proposed mechanisms; and (4) to introduce future directions in the field. It is expected that the review will provide researchers with guidelines on comparing datasets across the literature and generating comparable datasets. The authors believe that, with the correct design, electrochemical biofilm control has great potential for industrial use.
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- Title
- Electrochemical biofilm control: a review
- Creators
- Sujala T Sultana - The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State UniversityJerome T Babauta - The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State UniversityHaluk Beyenal - The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Biofouling (Chur, Switzerland), Vol.31(9-10), pp.745-758
- Academic Unit
- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, School of
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Grant note
- 095418 / Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (10.13039/100000146) 5R25ES023632 / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (10.13039/100000066)
- Identifiers
- 99900546618601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article