I went to the lab for a couple of hours on July 4th and today in order to check on our flow through reactor and take images with the OCT (optical coherence tomography) microscope. We are still seeking the elusive biofilm!!
The current cell flow through reactor has test sample substrates since our original substrate didn’t produce biofilm. We upped the level of glucose in the NSF drinking water standard and added 1% LB. The petri dish shows growth from the waste water output after travelling through the flow cell reactor.
If bacteria are ubiquitous and many water treatment systems are fouled by biofilms, why won’t any grow on our $(#*@ substrates??
The optical fibers are tested and ready to go… but, we have to grow it before we can kill it…
On a positive note, I peed for science!
Excellent dedication showing up on off days. It is a problem that experiments don’t really care what your schedule is.