Bubble-Driven Detachment of Bacteria from Confined Microgeometries
- Submitting institution
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The University of Leeds
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- MECH-103
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1021/acs.est.6b04369
- Title of journal
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 1340
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 3
- ISSN
- 0013-936X
- Open access status
- Deposit exception
- Month of publication
- January
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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https://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/acs.est.6b04369/suppl_file/es6b04369_si_004.avi
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Bacterial infection and fouling cause life-threatening health problems and catastrophic failure in engineering applications. This paper studies interactions of bacteria and fluid flows, investigating a non-trivial transport mechanism driven by air bubbles. The paper shows that up to 90% of bacteria can be transported within pores of soil during imbibition and drainage. This work comprises a collaboration between engineering and microbiology, and confirms the importance of understanding the physics of biological systems for modelling their real-life behaviour. This research led to a 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award for Khodaparast and to NSF Grant (USD340k, 1804863) at Princeton University.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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