Fouling on laser-fabricated model surface reliefs of functional food-industry materials

A typical food industry material (stainless steel) was laser-textured to evaluate biofouling of model surface relief. Both initial and laser-textured surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray radiation, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning probe microscopy to reveal the most important pre-requisites for their biofouling by food pathogen bacteria.

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In this study, a typical food industry material, stainless steel, was laser-textured to investigate the biofouling of model surface relief. Both initial and laser-textured surfaces were examined using various methods to identify the key factors contributing to their biofouling by food pathogen bacteria.