Structural deformation of bacterial biofilms caused by short-term fluctuations in fluid shear: An in situ investigation of biofilm rheology

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-92

  Stoodley, Paul ^a,b   Lewandowski, Zbigniew ^b   Boyle, John D ^a   Lappin Scott, Hilary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bingham fluid; Biofilm; Fouling; Rheology; Shear stress; Structure; Thickness; Viscoelasticy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CREEP; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MASS TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; STRAIN; STRESSES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTICITY;

BINGHAM FLUID; FLUID ENERGY LOSSES; FLUID SHEAR; STRESS STRAIN;

BIOFILMS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; FLOW KINETICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ELASTICITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033527329     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19991005)65:1<83::AID-BIT10>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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