In situ molecular imaging of a hydrated biofilm in a microfluidic reactor by ToF-SIMS

• DOI: 10.1039/c3an02262e
• Publication Date: 2014-01-20T15:01:04Z
• Authors: Xin Hua; Xiao-Ying Yu; Zhaoying Wang; Li Yang; Bingwen Liu; Zihua Zhu; Abigail E. Tucker; William B. Chrisler; Eric A. Hill; Theva Thevuthasan; Yuehe Lin; Songqin Liu; Matthew J. Marshall
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Biofilms; Spectrometry, Mass, Secondary Ion; Water; Equipment Design; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; Molecular Imaging

A novel microfluidic reactor for biofilm growth was constructed to enablein situchemical imaging of hydrated biofilms using ToF-SIMS.