The adhesion forces between a single bacterial cell and different polymer brushes were measured directly with an atomic force microscope and correlated with their resistance to fouling.
Fluidic force microscopy demonstrates the potential to quantify bacterial adhesion by single-cell force spectroscopy, achieving higher immobilization forces than state-of-the-art cell-cantilever interactions. Reversible cell fixation on the tip allows for serial measurements of many cells in the nN range using a single cantilever.
Effect of Graphene Oxide Packing on Bacterial Adhesion using Single Cell Force Spectroscopy
