公开(公告)号：US20200217778A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16607787

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: The Texas A&M University System

Inventor： Susmitha Purnima Kotu ,  Arul Jayaraman ,  Mahboobul Sam Mannan ,  Arum Han

IPC: G01N17/02 ,  B01L3/00 ,  C12Q1/02 ,  G01N17/04

Abstract: A method for determining the susceptibility of a material to corrosion includes generating, via an inlet in a monitoring device, a laminar flow of material comprising a plurality of microorganisms. The plurality of microorganisms comprises at least one microorganism type. The method also includes forming, inside the monitoring device, in response to the laminar flow, a biofilm comprising at least one microorganism type. In addition, the method includes applying a voltage to the first and second electrodes during the laminar flow.