{"id":66,"date":"2022-05-13T17:42:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T21:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/nerenberg-lab\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2023-02-10T14:05:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:05:43","slug":"environmental-biotechnology-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/nerenberg-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Biofilm Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:500\"><em>The Nerenberg research group focuses on biofilms and biofilm processes.  This includes biofilm processes for water and wastewater <\/em>treatment, fundamental studies, as well as novel biofilm reactors. A major focus is on biofilm and membranes, such as the membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR). More recent studies address clinical (infectious) biofilms, algal biofilms, and fungal biofilms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biofilm growing under OCT\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hDoHM--pT1s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Biofilms are naturally forming aggregates of bacteria, algae, or fungi embedded in a self-produced gel layer known as extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). They are the dominant form of microbial growth in most environments. They may play beneficial roles, as in biotreatment processes, or detrimental roles, as in membrane biofouling or pathogenic biofilms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Bacteria behave differently when in biofilms. Understanding and these differences is key to managing biofilms, whether in the context of treatment processes, biofouling, clinical systems, or dental systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Dr. Nerenberg&#8217;s group uses advanced experimental tools, molecular tools, and modeling to understand and predict the behavior of biofilms. Our research is helping develop the next generation of treatment technologies for sustainable water management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-f6d872f4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/nerenberg-lab\/research\/\" style=\"background-color:#26056a\"><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nerenberg research group focuses on biofilms and biofilm processes. This includes biofilm processes for water and wastewater treatment, fundamental studies, as well as novel biofilm reactors. A major focus is on biofilm and membranes, such as the membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR). More recent studies address clinical (infectious) biofilms, algal biofilms, and fungal biofilms. 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