Multimodal imaging reveals surface degradation of voice prosthesis implants resulting from colonisation by polymicrobial biofilms
Louise MacGowan, Liam M. Rooney, Pamela Thompson, Sarah Margaret de Blieck, Jan Stanier, Catriona Douglas, Gail McConnell
The paper uses multimodal imaging to show that polymicrobial biofilms degrade silicone voice prosthesis implants by invading the device and releasing silicone particles.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology