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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: O'Toole A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4617618 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Biofouling 20150101 8
Bacterial biofilms infect 2-4% of medical devices upon implantation, resulting in multiple surgeries and increased recovery time due to the very great increase in antibiotic resistance in the biofilm phenotype. This work investigates the feasibility of thermal mitigation of biofilms at physiologically accessible temperatures. Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms were cultured to high bacterial density (1.7 × 10(9) CFU cm(-2)) and subjected to thermal shocks ranging from 50°C to 80°C for durations of ...[more]