An extension of the boundary integral method applied to periodic disinfection of a dynamic biofilm

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2281-2307

  Cogan, N G ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Boundary integral; Disinfection; Mathematical model; Persister; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENT; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BATCH CULTURE; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHODS; BOUNDARY INTEGRALS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLUID FLOW; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; PERSISTER; PERSISTER CELLS; POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; SPATIAL DOMAINS; TIME-SCALES; TOLERANCE; TOLERANCE MECHANISMS; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

BACTERIOLOGY; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISINFECTION; DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; MICROORGANISMS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77956236423     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/090745532     Document Type: Article

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