Center for Biofilm Engineering

Abstract:  

"Removal and Inactivation of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms by Electrolysis"
 

06-012

Bacterial biofilms were exposed to electrolysis by making the steel substratum an electrode in a circuit including a 6-V battery. These treatments resulted in killing (2.1-log reduction) and removal (4.0-log reduction) of viable cells at the anode and cathode, respectively, within a few minutes.

Rabinovitch, C. and P.S. Stewart, "Removal and Inactivation of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms by Electrolysis," Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 72(9):6364-6366