Microbial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation on Microfiltration Membranes: A Detailed Characterization Using Model Organisms with Increasing Complexity

Table 1

Characteristics of the membranes used in this study.

	Type	Pore size (𝜇m)	Surface porosity (%)	Contact angle (°)
				5 sec	10 min
PSF	Labmade	a	a	74±1	71±2
PVDF	Labmade	0.01	19	73±7	49±2
PE	Kubota	0.4	25	103±2	73±3

aNot possible to determine with ImageJ.