Agarose hydrogels as EPS models

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 169-174

  Strathmann, M ^a   Griebe, T ^a   Flemming, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agarose; EPS; EPS models; Extracellular polymeric substances; Hydrogels; Protective effects; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

HYDROGELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AGAROSE HYDROGELS;

BIOFILMS;

AGAROSE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; BIOCIDE; BIOPOLYMER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PROTEIN; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BINDING KINETICS; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL; CELL POPULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROGEL; IMMOBILIZED CELL; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIMULATION; SOLUBILITY; STAINING;

EID: 0035001988     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0367     Document Type: Conference Paper

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