A novel microfluidic device for the in situ optical and mechanical analysis of bacterial biofilms

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 198-204

  Mosier, Aaron P ^a   Kaloyeros, Alain E ^a   Cady, Nathaniel C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Biofilm; Elasticity; Hydrogel; Microfluidic; Polyacrylamide

Indexed keywords

POLYACRYLAMIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID FLOW; HYDROGEL; INOCULATION; LABORATORY DEVICE; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUID; MECHANICS; MICROFLUIDIC FLOWCELL SYSTEM; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROINDENTATION; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VALIDITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84867653592     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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