Development and testing of a novel microcantilever technique for measuring the cohesive strength of intact biofilms

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 924-934

  Aggarwal, Srijan ^a   Poppele, Eric H ^b   Hozalski, Raymond M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cohesive strength; Equivalent diameter; Intact testing; Microcantilever method

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOMASS DETACHMENT; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; COHESIVE STRENGTH; EPIDERMIDIS; EQUIVALENT DIAMETER; FRAGMENT METHOD; LIQUID MEDIUM; MICRO-CANTILEVERS; MICROCANTILEVER METHOD; P.AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROTATING DISK REACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS BIOFILMS; STRENGTH TESTING;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ROTATING DISKS; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOFILTERS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77949360548     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22605     Document Type: Article

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