The role of microbial biofilms in deterioration of space station candidate materials

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-33

  Gu, Ji Dong ^a   Roman, Monsi ^b   Esselman, Thomas ^c   Mitchell, Ralph ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Altran Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Degradation; Microbial; Polymeric materials; Space station

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCIDES; BIODEGRADATION; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; WATER;

MICROBIAL BIOFILMS;

BIOFILMS;

ADHESIVE AGENT; IMIDE; POLITEF; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; SEALANT; TITANIUM; WATER;

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CORROSION; FOAM; HUMIDITY; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIOLOGY; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NON-NASA CENTER; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPACE FLIGHT; SPECTROSCOPY; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TEMPERATURE; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 0031774722     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0964-8305(97)00070-x     Document Type: Article

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