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A Microfluidic Platform to Study Bioclogging in Porous Media
Dorothee L. Kurz 1,2, Eleonora Secchi 1, Roman Stocker 1, Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez 1,2
1Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, 2Department Water Resources and Drinking Water, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

The present protocol describes a microfluidic platform to study biofilm development in quasi-2D porous media by combining high-resolution microscopy imaging with simultaneous pressure difference measurements. The platform quantifies the influence of pore size and fluid flow rates in porous media on bioclogging.

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