Dynamic modelling of bacterial cellulose formation

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 342-347

  Hornung, Michael ^a   Biener, Richard ^b   Schmauder, Hans Peter ^c,d  

^a SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH   (Germany)

^b ESSLINGEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c Fzmb GmbH   (Germany)

^d D 07745   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Diffusion; Dynamic model; Surface culture

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIFFUSION; DYNAMIC MODELS; MASS TRANSFER; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; DYNAMIC MATHEMATICAL MODEL; LOW-YIELD; PRODUCT FORMATION; PRODUCTION PROCESS;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE;

BACTERIUM; CELLULOSE; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; DIFFUSION; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELLULOSE; DIFFUSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 73449103901     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200900038     Document Type: Article

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