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| - | This tunneling activity of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> swimmer cells | + | This tunneling activity of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> swimmer cells enables to : |
| - | <li>Facilitate the delivery of the active substances within the biofilm</li> | + | <li>Facilitate the delivery of the active substances within the biofilm.</li> |
| - | <li>Destroy the inacessible biofilms in pipes</li><br/> | + | <li>Destroy the inacessible biofilms in pipes.</li><br/> |
Moreover <i>Bacillus</i> strains are non pathogenic and do not cause equipment deteroriation by corrosion. | Moreover <i>Bacillus</i> strains are non pathogenic and do not cause equipment deteroriation by corrosion. | ||
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| - | To sum up, this biocide-alternative strategy provides a money-saving and environementally friendly solution for the control of unwanted biofilm<br/><br/> | + | To sum up, this biocide-alternative strategy provides a money-saving and an environementally friendly solution for the control of unwanted biofilm.<br/><br/> |
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Revision as of 19:20, 26 October 2012
Context and Objectives
Biofilms are responsible for billions of dollars in production losses and treatment costs in the industry every year. Indeed biofilms involve :
Assuming that the environment is over-saturated with harmful chemicals such as biocides, whose long-term health effects still have to be elucidated, there is a great need for novel solutions to reduce detrimental biofilm effects.
Thus, we develop a new generation of solution against biofilms in industry, which allows to reduce :
PROJECT STRATEGY
Our solution is based on engineered bacterial "torpedos" capable of infiltrating, destroying biofilms (KILL) and protecting the cleaned surfaces by either a surfactant coating (COAT option), or by establishment of a positive biofilm ( STICK option).
This tunneling activity of Bacillus subtilis swimmer cells enables to :
Moreover Bacillus strains are non pathogenic and do not cause equipment deteroriation by corrosion.
To sum up, this biocide-alternative strategy provides a money-saving and an environementally friendly solution for the control of unwanted biofilm.
