Viscoelastic Properties of a Mixed Culture Biofilm from Rheometer Creep Analysis

Biofouling

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 279-285

  Towler, Brett W ^a   Rupp, Cory J ^a,b   Cunningham, A L B ^a,b   Stoodley, Paul ^a,b  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Burger model; Creep; Mechanical properties; Rheometry; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ELASTICITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RHEOLOGY; ROTATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0242424331     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0892701031000152470     Document Type: Article

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