Shear stress tolerance of Streptococcus mutans aggregates determined by microfluidic funnel device (μFFD)

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-89

  Shumi, Wahhida ^a,b   Kim, So Hyun ^a   Lim, Jeesun ^a   Cho, Kyung Suk ^a   Han, Hwataik ^c   Park, Sungsu ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^c Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biofilm; Interproximal space; Microfluidic device; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS TOLERANCE; SIMULATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUCROSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84875667508     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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