The effect of surface topography on the retention of microorganisms

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Nano and Microscale Topographies for the Prevention of Bacterial Surface Fouling (2014, background): “[58] established a practical connection between the relevance of the size scale of an organism of interest, and the necessary size dimensions needed for the topographical features to reduce fouling by that organism.”
Bacterial cell attachment, the beginning of a biofilm (2007, background): “More recently, Verran and Whitehead [120] reported that the presence of proteinaceous material such as bovine serum albumin (BSA) on an inert surface retained bacterial cells at a higher rate, during a cleaning cycle, than cells on a clean surface.”
The interaction of cells and bacteria with surfaces structured at the nanometre scale. (2010, background): “Commonly proposed explanations of results showing enhanced adhesion and retention of bacteria with surface roughness are the higher surface area available for attachment, protection from shear forces and the increase in convection mass transport due to the topographical features [185,191,195–197].”