Researchers Jeff Leid and Tim Vail demonstrate their rapid diagnostic test for nosocomial infections. An innovative diagnostic test identifies the presence of biofilms in patients that resist ...

Researchers showed that biofilm formation can be controlled with laser light in the form of optical traps. The findings could allow scientists to harness biofilms for various bioengineering ...

If left to their own devices, bacteria on the teeth or injured skin can envelop themselves in a slimy scaffolding, forming what is known as a biofilm. These bacteria cause havoc on tissues and are ...

Biofilms—slimy communities of bacteria—grow on all sorts of surfaces: from glaciers and hot springs to plant roots, your bathtub and fridge, wounds, and medical devices such as catheters. Most ...

Scientists have now discovered a chemical that plants produce when they're stressed prevents dangerous biofilm from forming. The breakthrough offers potential advances in healthcare as well as ...

Imagine a group of bacteria teaming up like a gang, creating a fortress around them. This is essentially what bacterial biofilms are – a tough, sticky barrier that makes them incredibly difficult to ...

The next big thing in materials science may already be here – and it’s clogging up your showerhead. “Next time you take a look at the gunk in there, think ‘biofilm’ and think ‘the future of material ...