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    Investigating Multispecies Biofilms on Steel Surfaces in Seawater and Biofilm Inhibition by a Novel, Multifunctional Inhibitor

    Tuck B 2022 Public.pdf (14.32Mb)
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    Authors
    Tuck, Benjamin
    Date
    2022
    Supervisor
    Laura Machuca Suarez
    Elizabeth Watkin
    Maria Forsyth
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    Faculty
    Science and Engineering
    School
    WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89066
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    Abstract

    Biofilm formation is a global, $multi-billion phenomenon spanning a plethora of stakeholders. This thesis investigates critical fundamental aspects of biofilm formation on steel and evaluates the efficacy of a novel, environmentally sustainable and multifunctional inhibitor compound developed through a broader Australian Research Council Discovery Project collaboration. Focused on sustainable and effective biofilm disruption, results from this thesis are used to expand fundamental knowledge and generate a targeted approach to biofilm mitigation that improves biocide function.

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