1. Evaluation of the hydrophobic properties of latex microspheres and Bacillus spores. Influence of the particle size on the data obtained by the MATH method (microbial adhesion to hydrocarbons)
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Audrey Allion-Maurer, Christelle Lemy, Farzam Zoueshtiagh, Christine Faille, Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMR 8207 (UMET), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille (ENSCL)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), APERAM, Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 (IEMN), Centrale Lille-Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique (ISEN)-Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF), Laboratoire International associé sur les phénomènes Critiques et Supercritiques en électronique fonctionnelle, acoustique et fluidique (LIA LICS/LEMAC), Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF), Acoustique Impulsionnelle & Magnéto-Acoustique Non linéaire - Fluides, Interfaces Liquides & Micro-Systèmes - IEMN (AIMAN-FILMS - IEMN), Centrale Lille-Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique (ISEN)-Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-Centrale Lille-Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique (ISEN)-Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF), Acknowledgements :The authors are grateful to Lamia Cherrat, Caroline Vincent and Laurent Wauquier from PIHM and Mélanie Lecoeur-Bomba from APERAM for their valuable technical assistance, Funding :This work was partially financed by the Hauts-de-France region (France) and the European Funds for Regional Development within the ALIBIOTECH project, Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lille-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille (ENSCL), Acoustique Impulsionnelle & Magnéto-Acoustique Non linéaire - Fluides, Interfaces Liquides & Micro-Systèmes - IEMN (AIMAN-FILMS-IEMN), Hauts-de-France region (France), European Funds for Regional Development within the ALIBIOTECH project, Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - Département Opto-Acousto-Électronique - UMR 8520 (IEMN-DOAE), Centrale Lille-Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique (ISEN)-Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-Centrale Lille-Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique (ISEN)-Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Hauts-de-France (INSA Hauts-De-France)-Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 (IEMN), and Centrale Lille-Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique (ISEN)-Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-Centrale Lille-Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique (ISEN)-Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Hauts-de-France (INSA Hauts-De-France)
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Latex ,Surface Properties ,Hydrophobicity ,Bacillus ,02 engineering and technology ,Hexadecane ,01 natural sciences ,Bacterial Adhesion ,Microsphere ,Contact angle ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,0103 physical sciences ,Alkanes ,Bacillus spores ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Particle Size ,Spores, Bacterial ,010304 chemical physics ,Water ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,MATH method ,Hydrocarbons ,Microspheres ,Spore ,[SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Microbial adhesion ,Particle ,Particle size ,Water contact angle ,0210 nano-technology ,Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions ,Biotechnology - Abstract
International audience; The current experimental study investigates the influence of latex microsphere particles' size on the assessment of their hydrophilic/hydrophobic character, using the method known as “Microbial Adhesion to Hydrocarbons” (MATH). Since bacteria surfaces often change according to the environment in which they find themselves, most of the experiments here were carried out using the calibrated latex microspheres Polybeads® and Yellow-green Fluoresbrite® (Polyscience) microspheres with diameters between 0.2 μm and 4.5 μm. All the beads had a density of ˜1.05 g/cm3. The first set of experiments was performed to adapt the procedure for measurements of water contact angles to microsphere lawns. It was found that all the microspheres tested were hydrophobic, when using a water contact angle of around 110-118°. However, wide differences were observed using the MATH method. The smaller microspheres (0.2 μm, 0.5 μm +/- 0.75 μm) exhibited a poor affinity to hexadecane, even after long contact times, suggesting a hydrophilic character. In contrast, larger microspheres quickly adhered to hexadecane, which is consistent with the values obtained for the water contact angles observed. These results suggest that, at least where hydrophobic particles are concerned, the MATH method is not suitable for the assessment of the hydrophobic character of particles with diameters of less than 1.0 μm. We lastly investigated whether the data obtained for Bacillus spores could also be affected by spore size. The hydrophobicity of spores of eight Bacillus strains was analysed by both MATH and contact angle. Some discrepancies were observed between both methods but could not be related their size (length or width).
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- 2019