Abstract:We report on localized and simultaneous measurement of biofilm growth and local hydrodynamics in a microfluidic channel using optical coherence tomography. We measure independently with high spatio-temporal resolution the longitudinal flow velocity component parallel to the imaging beam and the transverse flow velocity component perpendicular to the imaging beam. Based on the measured velocities we calculate the shear-rates in the flow channel. We show the relation between the measured biofilm structure and flow velocities as biofilm growth progresses over the course of 48 hours. Vrouwenvelder, "In-situ biofilm characterization in membrane systems using optical coherence tomography: Formation, structure, detachment and impact of flux change," Water Res. 67, 243-254 (2014 Fane, "Gravity-driven membrane filtration as pretreatment for seawater reverse osmosis: Linking biofouling layer morphology with flux stabilization," Water Res. 70, 158-173 (2015). 13. S. West, M. Wagner, C. Engelke, and H. Horn, "Optical coherence tomography for the in situ three-dimensional visualization and quantification of feed spacer channel fouling in reverse osmosis membrane modules," J. Membrane
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