Self-organization and emergent models in bacterial adhesion on engineered polymer surfaces

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Bucolo, M ^a   Carnazza, S ^b   Fortuna, L ^a   Frasca, M ^a   Guglielmino, S ^b   Marietta, G ^a   Satriano, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AUTOMATA THEORY; BACTERIA; BIOMATERIALS; BIOREACTORS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

BACTERIAL ADHESIONS; BIOFLOCCULANTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

BIOFILMS;

EID: 4344685050     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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