Figure 1.

a) Scheme of the cyclic loading configuration applied to the beam and used for the biofilm model showing the selected region of interest (ROI) where biofilms were evaluated and the position of the strain gauges for deformation validation. Summary table showing the physical and mechanical properties of the biomaterial (PMMA). b) Sinusoidal cyclic strain (deformation) applied to the biomaterial surface at the tension side and its comparison to the theoretical strain ${\epsilon }_{x(max)}$ values. c) Average strains $\left({\tilde{\epsilon }}_x\right)$ measured and calculated at the ROI corresponding to 0.1% and 0.2%.