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How Do Spores Select Where to Settle?

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How Do Spores Select Where to Settle? Synopsis

In this thesis, Matthias Heydt applies digital in-line holography to achieve for the first time a complete three dimensional and real time motion analysis of Ulva zoospores, both in solution and in the vicinity of different surfaces. These results provide previously unknown information about the behavior and mechanism spores use to select a suitable site for settlement. This work gives deeper insight into biofouling algae and stimulates new design strategies for antifouling coatings. Furthermore, the tracking system developed during this research could be used as a new system for assessing the antifouling performance on different surfaces at very early points in time, allowing disentanglement of surface conditioning and interaction of spores with pristine chemistries.

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ISBN: 9783642267246
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Author: Matthias Heydt
Publisher: Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 178 pages
Series: Springer Theses
Genres: Physical chemistry
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Laser physics
Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry
Microbiology (non-medical)
Environmental science, engineering and technology