Viscoelastic fluid description of bacterial biofilm material properties

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 289-296

  Klapper, I ^a   Rupp, C J ^a   Cargo, R ^a   Purvedorj, B ^a   Stoodley, P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Mechanical properties; Shear stress; Strength; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; VISCOELASTICITY;

MECHANICAL FORCES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; FORCE; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RELAXATION TIME; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

BIOFILMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037027377     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10376     Document Type: Article

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