Fractal structure of biofilms: New tools for investigation of morphology

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 99-105

  Hermanowicz, S W ^a   Schindler, U ^b   Wilderer, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm morphology; confocal laser scanning microscope; fractal dimension; hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW OF WATER; FRACTALS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPES; MORPHOLOGY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE; FRACTAL DIMENSION;

BIOFILMS;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MODEL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029556116     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00013-3     Document Type: Article

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