Dear Researchers.
There are many procedures for Extracellular polymers extraction. Such as 2% EDTA, 3% NaCl, 0.5N HCl, 0.5N NaOH, Ultrasonication and Heating.
You can extract the cell bound EPS using 20mM EDTA followed by isopropanol precipitation. It works well and it is non destructive.
Comparison of extraction methods for quantifying extracellular polymers in biofilms
Xiaoqi Zhang*, Paul L. Bishop*, Brian K. Kinkle**
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273122399001705
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