Fig. 4: Fluorescence microscopic view of the different colonization by microorganisms on UV-exposed polymer surfaces. | npj Materials Degradation

Fig. 4: Fluorescence microscopic view of the different colonization by microorganisms on UV-exposed polymer surfaces.

From: Photo-oxidation of PE-HD affecting polymer/fuel interaction and bacterial attachment

Fig. 4

Initial adhesion of B. subtilis after attachment time of 10 min on PE-HD1 (left) and PE-HD2 (right) for a non-exposed and b after an UV-radiative exposure H = 500 MJ m−2 and P. aeruginosa after attachment time of 5 min for c non-exposed and d after UV-radiative exposure H = 217 MJ m−2.

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