Customized 3D-printed surface topography governs species attachment preferences in a fresh water periphyton community

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• 作者：David M. Blersch^a ; ^{dmb0040@auburn.edu} ; Kamran Kardel^b ; ^c ; Andres L. Carrano^b ; Manjinder Kaur^a
• 关键词：Periphyton ; Algae attachment ; Species selectivity ; Substratum ; Topography ; Additive manufacturing ; 3D printing ; Microspora wileana ; Stigeoclonium tenue
• 刊名：Algal Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：21
• 期：Complete
• 页码：52-57
• 全文大小：690 K
• 卷排序：21

文摘

We used 3-D printed topography to investigate colonization of periphyton in streams. Printed substrata were colonized by a diverse community of periphyton algae. Community diversity was affected by topographic feature size. Two colonizing species, Microspora willeana and Stigeoclonium tenue, responded significantly to topographic feature size. Results suggest the potential of surface design for species selection in periphyton systems.