Large scale dielectrophoretic construction of biofilms using textile technology

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1222-1225

  Abidin, Zurina Z ^a   Downes, Les ^b   Markx, Gerard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Consortia; Dielectrophoresis; Textiles; Weaving

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; TEXTILES; WEAVING; YEAST;

DIELECTROPHORETIC CONSTRUCTION; FLOCCULATING AGENTS; TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY;

BIOFILMS;

POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOFILMS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROELECTRODES; POLYESTERS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEEL; TEXTILES;

ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYETHYLENIMINE; TEXTILES; WEAVING; YEASTS;

EID: 34247494214     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21228     Document Type: Article

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