Quantum Coherence in Mature Biofilms (QCM)

INFRA

QCM is the frontier ATH research strand examining quantum-coherent energy transfer within mature architectural biofilms. It draws on established biophysics — the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) photosynthetic complex, in which excitonic energy migrates with near-unity efficiency via quantum coherence, modelled by the Lindblad master equation for open quantum systems — and asks how comparable coherence in the dense, pigment-rich EPS matrix of a Stage-3 biofilm may underpin its extreme resilience and 'energetic parasitism' of the host surface. Practically, QCM reframes a mature biofilm as an energetically optimised system rather than inert grime, reinforcing the doctrine that it must be lysed and de-cohered, not simply washed.

FMO, Lindblad equation

QCM is the frontier ATH research strand examining quantum-coherent energy transfer within mature architectural biofilms. It draws on established biophysics — the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) photosynthetic complex, in which excitonic energy migrates with near-unity efficiency via quantum coherence, modelled by the Lindblad master equation for open quantum systems — and asks how comparable coherence in the dense, pigment-rich EPS matrix of a Stage-3 biofilm may underpin its extreme resilience and 'energetic parasitism' of the host surface. Practically, QCM reframes a mature biofilm as an energetically optimised system rather than inert grime, reinforcing the doctrine that it must be lysed and de-cohered, not simply washed.