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THOUGHTS ABOUT BIOFILM IN DIALYSIS WATER SYSTEMS
Author(s) -
Nystrand Rolf
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
edtna‐erca journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1755-6686
pISSN - 1019-083X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2003.tb00292.x
Subject(s) - biofilm , biochemical engineering , nanotechnology , environmental science , biology , materials science , engineering , bacteria , genetics
SUMMARY What is a biofilm? Basically, a biofilm is formed when a structure or a surface has a growth on it. The growth consists of a community of micro‐organisms, which is active. Growth means that there are metabolic processes taking place. The amount of organisms can be low, and at the beginning there is always just a few, in principle, just one. The surface area covered can also be very small. This will change over time due to the nutritional situation. In this paper the phenomena of surface growth (biofilm) will be reviewed and commented on.