Electric double layer interactions in bacterial adhesion to surfaces

The DLVO (Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, Overbeek) theory was originally developed to describe interactions between non-biological lyophobic colloids such as polystyrene particles, but is also used to describe bacterial adhesion to surfaces. Despite the differences between the surface of bacteria and th...

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Published in:Surface science reports 2002-06, Vol.47 (1), p.1-32
Main Authors: Poortinga, Albert T., Bos, Rolf, Norde, Willem, Busscher, Henk J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial adhesion
Biological and medical sciences
Cell coat. Cell surface
Cell structures and functions
Charge-regulation
DLVO theory
Electrophoretic mobility
Electrostatic interactions
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Ion-penetrability
Molecular and cellular biology
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Summary:The DLVO (Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, Overbeek) theory was originally developed to describe interactions between non-biological lyophobic colloids such as polystyrene particles, but is also used to describe bacterial adhesion to surfaces. Despite the differences between the surface of bacteria and that of non-biological particles, DLVO-descriptions of bacterial adhesion have nearly always treated bacteria as if they were non-biological particles and consequently in many cases these descriptions have failed to describe bacterial adhesion adequately. This review summarizes recent advances in colloid and surface science regarding the electrokinetic characterization of biological colloids, most notably bacteria, and their electric double layer interactions with surfaces.
ISSN:0167-5729
1879-274X
DOI:10.1016/S0167-5729(02)00032-8