However, the microscale mechanisms underlying phagocyte migration on pathogenic biofilms remain poorly understood, and there remains a lack of experimental models for study of 3D-interactions between

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• BiDBiC: A novel ultra-high-throughput pipeline for Bead-in-Droplet Biofilm Cultivation and Characterization (2026) · doi

  Despite the importance of biofilms to a variety of systems and despite increasing attention from both the public and private sectors, high-throughput approaches to study them are scarce, limiting investigations of complex mechanisms critical for the structure and function of biofilms, such as interactions in multispecies communities.

  Keywords: despite biofilms importance variety systems increasing attention public private sectors high throughput approaches them scarce
• Biofilm Susceptibility to Antimicrobials (1997) · doi

  While some aspects of biofilm resistance are yet only poorly understood, the dominant mechanisms are thought to be related to: (i) modified nutrient environments and suppression of growth rate within the biofilm; (ii) direct interactions between the exopolymer matrices, and their constituents, and antimicrobials, affecting diffusion and availability; and (iii) the development of biofilm/attachment-specific phenotypes.

  Keywords: biofilm aspects resistance poorly understood dominant mechanisms thought related modified nutrient environments suppression growth rate
• Biofilm-derived polymer networks constrain immune cell motility through adhesion-mediated physical interactions (2026) · doi

  However, the microscale mechanisms underlying phagocyte migration on pathogenic biofilms remain poorly understood, and there remains a lack of experimental models for study of 3D-interactions between host cells and biofilms.

  Keywords: biofilms microscale mechanisms underlying phagocyte migration pathogenic remain poorly understood there remains lack experimental models