Mechanical properties and failure of Streptococcus mutans biofilms, studied using a microindentation device

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 463-472

  Cense, A W ^a   Peeters, E A G ^a   Gottenbos, B ^b   Baaijens, F P T ^a   Nuijs, A M ^b   van Dongen, M E H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm modeling; Confocal microscope; Indentation; Mechanical failure; Streptococcus mutans; Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 33750347282     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.04.023     Document Type: Article

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