Influence of spatial structure on effective nutrient diffusion in bacterial biofilms

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 573-588

  Guélon, Thomas ^a   Mathias, Jean Denis ^a   Deffuant, Guillaume ^a  

^a Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilms; Diffusion process; Homogenization technique; Nutrient access

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HOMOGENIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT;

BIOFILMS; DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84867871494     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: 15730689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-012-9272-x     Document Type: Article

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