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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2015
The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (US);
Bonnie L. Bassler, Princeton, NJ (US);
Howard A. Stone, Princeton, NJ (US);
Knut Drescher, Princeton, NJ (US);
Yi Shen, Zurich, CH;
The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems of measuring biofilms and/or biofilm streamers are presented. The system has at least one channel, a biofilm streamer promotion element, a fluid capable of moving along the channel, wherein the fluid has a flow driven by a controlled pressure; and a measuring element capable of measuring a flow rate of the fluid through the channel. Additionally, methods of screening for compound(s) that promote and/or inhibit biofilm and/or biofilm streamers using this system are also presented. Uses of the system, methods and identified compounds are presented for medical and/or industrial environments.