The essential role of hydrodynamic shear force in the formation of biofilm and granular sludge.

By Yu Liu, J. Tay. Water Research, 2002

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Composition and Distribution of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Aerobic Flocs and Granular Sludge (2005, background): “Researchers concluded that hydrodynamic shear force increases the production of cellular polysaccharides, which aid in the formation and stability of aerobic granules (11).”
Infection of orthopedic implants with emphasis on bacterial adhesion process and techniques used in studying bacterial-material interactions (2012, background): “However, there is an optimum flow rate for bacterial attachment reflecting the balance between the rate of delivery and the force acting on the attached bacteria.(83) Mohamed et al.”
Aerobic granular sludge: recent advances. (2008, background): “…biological evolution theory, this physical screening step was considered to provide a “selection pressure” to the biomass in the reactor, and only those which adapted to this challenge (to become big and dense enough to settle fast) would survive and be retained in the reactor (Liu and Tay, 2002).”
Review of biologically active filters in drinking water applications (2010, background): “The microbial diversity and the hydrophobicity of the biofilm increase with an increasing shear rate (Rickard et al, 2004; Liu & Tay, 2002).”