Microfluidic approaches to bacterial biofilm formation

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 9818-9834

  Kim, Junghyun ^a   Park, Hee Deung ^a   Chung, Seok ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacterial biofilm; Biofilms; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84865485158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17089818     Document Type: Review

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