Effects of shear stress on the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances in biofilms

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 217-223

  Ramasamy, P ^a   Zhang, X ^b  

^a Xpert Design and Diagnostics LLC   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; EPS polysaccharides; EPS protein; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Rotating drum biofilm reactor; Shear stress; Sloughing

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES; POROSITY; PROTEINS; SHEAR STRESS;

EPS-POLYSACCHARIDES; EPS-PROTEIN; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS); ROTATING BIOFILM REACTOR; SLOUGHING;

BIOFILMS;

POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

BIOFILM;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; FLOW KINETICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POROSITY; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 28244477585     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0204     Document Type: Article

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