Removal rates of bacterial cells from glass surfaces by fluid shear

✍ Scribed by Martin S. Powell; Nigel K. H. Slater

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 554 KB
• Volume: 24
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0006-3592
• DOI: 10.1002/bit.260241116

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A simple kinetic relationship is proposed to model the rate of removal of bacterial cells from solid surface by a shearing force. The theory is compared to experimentally obtained data for the removal of B. cereus cells from glass capillaries, the shear being imparted by a the flow of medium through the capillary. The critical shear stress required to sterilize the capillary wall is obtained experimentally for a number of industrial contaminant bacteria. The effect of settling time on critical shear stress is also investigated.