Effect of shear stress on the formation of bacterial biofilm in a microfluidic channel

Biochip Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 236-241

  Park, Aeri ^a   Jeong, Heon Ho ^a   Lee, Jintae ^b   Kim, Keun Pil ^c   Lee, Chang Soo ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Extracellular polymeric substrate; Hydrodynamics; Microfluidic channel; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; FLUIDIC DEVICES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROFLUIDICS; PIPE; POLYMERS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS;

BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFLIM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXTRACELLULAR; FLUIDIC FLOW; IRREGULAR NETWORKS; MAJOR FACTORS; MATRIX; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; POLYMERIC SUBSTRATE; SEWER LINES; SMALL SCALE; WATER FLOWS;

BIOFILMS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; SHEAR STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052171809     PISSN: 19760280     EISSN: 20927843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13206-011-5307-9     Document Type: Article

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