Joint project QQ Natural Products - New antimicrobial agents against biofilms

We are pleased to be part of the joint project "QQ Natural Products - New antimicrobial agents against biofilms". The project is part of the funding program "National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030" of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Within this project, the Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH deals with marine corrosion affecting organisms which can sustainably damage technically relevant materials such as steel or concrete. In addition to the microbiological characterization outsourced sample materials (in the laboratory or in the North Sea) , fluorescence microscopy (visualization of microbiological structures after doping with selective dyes) and atomic force microscopic measurements of the surfaces (topography, density and localization of the microbial growth) are made in order to decide whether there is an anti-fouling effect or whether the integrity of the material can be preserved by the QQ-based anti-fouling action used.