Influence of calcium ions on the mechanical properties of a model biofilm of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 49-57

  Korstgens V ^a   Flemming, H C ^a   Wingender, J ^a   Borchard, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Calcium; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Stress strain behaviour; Uniaxial compression

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CALCIUM; ELASTIC MODULI; FOULING; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; POSITIVE IONS; STRESS ANALYSIS; YIELD STRESS;

CALCIUM IONS;

BIOFILMS;

AGAR; BIOPOLYMER; CALCIUM ION;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPRESSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CORROSION; CROSS LINKING; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE; ELASTICITY; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MEMBRANE FILTER; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0035015813     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0338     Document Type: Conference Paper

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