Laser-generated high wetting contrast surfaces for microbiological applications
- We demonstrate a 2D platform based on high contrast wetting patterns suitable for miniaturized microbiological assays.
In principal, superhydrophilic spots are surrounded by a superhydrophobic surface area. The special structure of the superhydrophilic functional surface ensures that liquids, e.g. bacterial suspensions or biocide solutions, spread immediately and evenly on this surface without passing the wetting boundary. This feature allows a homogenous distribution of bacteria or chemical substances on well defined lateral dimensions. The superhydrophilic spots may also serve as substrate for bacterial biofilms. Due to the high wetting contrast and the fabrication process, it is possible to minimize the test areas as well as their distance to each other.
We demonstrate the fabrication process of the high wetting contrast platform and also present a microbiological assay as an application example. Advantages of this platform are the use of low volumes and its potential ofWe demonstrate a 2D platform based on high contrast wetting patterns suitable for miniaturized microbiological assays.
In principal, superhydrophilic spots are surrounded by a superhydrophobic surface area. The special structure of the superhydrophilic functional surface ensures that liquids, e.g. bacterial suspensions or biocide solutions, spread immediately and evenly on this surface without passing the wetting boundary. This feature allows a homogenous distribution of bacteria or chemical substances on well defined lateral dimensions. The superhydrophilic spots may also serve as substrate for bacterial biofilms. Due to the high wetting contrast and the fabrication process, it is possible to minimize the test areas as well as their distance to each other.
We demonstrate the fabrication process of the high wetting contrast platform and also present a microbiological assay as an application example. Advantages of this platform are the use of low volumes and its potential of automated analysis.…
Autor*innen: | S. Stroj |
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Weitere Person: | Karin Schwibbert, S. Kasemann, M. Domke |
Dokumenttyp: | Posterpräsentation |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Präsentation |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2018 |
Organisationseinheit der BAM: | 4 Material und Umwelt |
4 Material und Umwelt / 4.1 Biologische Materialschädigung und Referenzorganismen | |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Bacterial growth; Biofilm; Laser structuring; Superhydrophilic surface; Superhydrophobic surface |
Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Material |
Veranstaltung: | Biointerfaces International Conference |
Veranstaltungsort: | Zürich, Austria |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 14.08.2018 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 16.08.2018 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 07.09.2018 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |