Diffusion limited biofilm growth

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 707-726

  Gonpot, Preethee ^a,c   Smith, Roger ^a   Richter, Asia ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WILDAU   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS;

MONTE CARLO DIFFUSION MODEL; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

BIOFILMS;

EID: 0034272377     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/8/5/305     Document Type: Article

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