Modelling mechanical characteristics of microbial biofilms by network theory

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 10, Issue 78, 2013, Pages

  Ehret, Alexander E ^a   Böl, Markus ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alginate; Biofilm; Continuum mechanics; Network; Viscoelasticity; Worm like chain

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; BIOFILMS; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); VISCOELASTICITY;

CLASSICAL APPROACH; COMPRESSION TESTS; CONTINUUM THEORY; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; LARGE STRAINS; MAXWELL ELEMENT; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL BIOFILM; POLYMER NETWORKS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHEOLOGICAL DATA; SIMULATED RESPONSE; WORMLIKE CHAIN;

POLYMERS;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SWELLING; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLOW KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHEAR STRESS; WORM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84871288701     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0676     Document Type: Article

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