Synthetic Biology in Modulation and Application of Biofilms
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Biofilm".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 86
Special Issue Editors
2. College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China
Interests: synthetic biology; biofilm; living materials; living therapy; bioremediation; biochemical engineering
Interests: biofilm; foodborne microorganisms; antimicrobial resistance; pathogenicity and virulence; stress response; quorum sensing; polymicrobial interaction
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Interests: microbial biotechnology; genome engineering; enzyme engineering; antimicrobials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue on “Synthetic Biology in Modulation and Application of Biofilms”. Biofilms are mixtures that consist of microbial biopolymers including proteins, exopolysaccharides and extracellular DNA. Compared with planktonic cells, biofilms confer distinguished features in bacterial physiology and phenotypes. Biofilms are important in clinical settings, food safety, environment and ecosystem, in which beneficial microorganisms form biofilms associated with human, animal and plant hosts. Biofilms can also be engineered for applications in biotechnology. Synthetic biology, as an emerging science that integrates multiple disciplines such as biology, mathematical and physical sciences, and engineering, has achieved significant development in the past two decades. When Synthetic biology meets biofilms, it can trigger innovative breakthroughs in theory and applications, including living materials, bio-manufacturing and living therapy, etc.
In recent years, there has been significant progress in the understanding of biofilm structure, function and applications, as well as the development of synthetic biology methods and tools for analyzing, engineering, and controlling biofilms.
This Special Issue aims to bring Synthetic biology into modulation and application of biofilms. Original research articles, technical notes and reviews, including mini and systematic reviews, are welcome.
Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Biofilm structure and formation;
- Microbial biofilm control;
- Biofilm and antimicrobials;
- New methods and techniques in microbial biofilms;
- Applications of beneficial biofilms and related technologies;
- Beneficial biofilms application in bioremediation;
- Biofilms application as living materials;
- Biofilms in catalysis;
- Microbiological and biofilm matrix.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Jiaofang Huang
Dr. Zhenbo Xu
Dr. Yanrui Ye
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microbial biofilms
- synthetic biology
- bioremediation
- living materials
- biocatalysis
- biofilm control
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