Dissecting microbiological systems using materials science

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 100-108

  Muralimohan, Abishek ^a   Eun, Ye Jin ^a   Bhattacharyya, Basudeb ^a   Weibel, Douglas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AGAROSE; ALGINIC ACID; DENDRIMER; GLASS; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; NANOCAGE; NANOMATERIAL; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYMER; PROTEIN; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL SHAPE; CELL WALL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEL; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENCE;

MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 61449230708     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2008.11.007     Document Type: Review

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