Two-dimensional cellular automaton model for mixed-culture biofilm

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 193-198

  Pizarro, G E ^a   Garcia C ^a   Moreno, R ^a   Sepúlveda, Marcos E ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biofilm modeling; Cellular automata; Dynamic steady state; Multidimensional model; Self organization

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CYTOLOGY; FILM GROWTH; FLUXES; SUBSTRATES;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA (CA); MULTIDIMENSIONAL BIOFILMS;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILM;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

EID: 4344675714     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0839     Document Type: Article

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