6) In a report to the New York Ophthalmological Society in 1912, Knapp noted that some patients who underwent cataract surgery later manifested clinical signs of dystrophia epithelialis with stromal and epithelial oedema, as described by Fuchs; (7) this is now known as pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK), which is a complication of cataract ...
A biofilm is any group of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface. These adherent cells become embedded within a slimy extracellular matrix that is composed of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS).
quality. Biofouling can be considered as a âbiofilm reactor in the wrong place and at the wrong timeâ. Therefore, detailed knowledge about biofilms is crucial for under-standing and preventing biofouling as well as for successful anti-fouling measures. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the reasons why microor ganisms form biofilms.