Analysis of micro-relief of biofilm of yeast Candida albicans of basic plastics by the method of laser modulation interference microscopy.

The development of mycotic colonization of the base surface with further biodegradation of acrylic plastics is currently of undoubted interest. The oral cavity is a favorable ecological niche for colonization by fungi and their subsequent possible invasion into the epithelium of the oral mucosa. The method of modulation interference laser microscopy is of considerable interest to researchers in medicine in the context of obtaining the necessary information about the morphological characteristics of microbial cells and the microbiome community as a whole during the colonization of a certain ecological niche in the human body.

[The impact of ureteral stent surface on encrustation and biofilm formation].

Introduction: Encrustation and biofilm formation is a clinical problem occurring with indwelling urinary drainage devices routinely used in urological practice.

Aim: To investigate the impact of ureteral stent surface on encrustation and biofilm formation.

Materials And Methods: Polyurethane stents of two manufacturers were examined using the scanning electron microscopy and scanning probe microscopy before use and three weeks after their initial ureteral placement in patients with no evidence of a urinary tract infection and urolithiasis.