A general description of detachment for multidimensional modelling of biofilms

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 651-669

  De Bivar Xavier, Joao ^a   Picioreanu, Cristian ^a   Van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Detachment; EPS; Erosion; Individual based modelling; Level set; Sloughing

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EROSION; SUBSTRATES;

DETACHMENT; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS); INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODELLING; LEVEL SET; SLOUGHING;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SWAMP; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN;

EID: 24644511094     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20544     Document Type: Review

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