Characterization of the diffusive properties of biofilms using pulsed field gradient-nuclear magnetic resonance

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-291

  Beuling, E E ^a   Van Dusschoten, D ^b   Lens, P ^b   Van Den Heuvel, J C ^a   Van As, H ^b   Ottengraf, S P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Diffusion; Gels; NMR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; GELS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYSACCHARIDES;

AGAR; PULSED FIELD GRADIENT NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOFILMS;

AGAR; GLUCOSE; WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GEL; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032487752     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19981105)60:3<283::AID-BIT3>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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