Linking aggregation of Aspergillus niger spores to surface electrostatics: A theoretical approach

Biointerphases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Wargenau, Andreas ^a   Kampen, Ingo ^a   Kwade, Arno ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Aspergillus niger; Electrostatic interaction; Melanin; Surface potential

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; COATINGS; COULOMB INTERACTIONS; ELECTROSTATICS; IONIC STRENGTH; MELANIN; SURFACE POTENTIAL; ZETA POTENTIAL;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; ELECTROSTATIC SURFACES; POTENTIAL PROFILES; SUBMERGED CULTIVATION; SURFACE ELECTROSTATICS; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

AGGLOMERATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGUS SPORE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SPORES, FUNGAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84881246432     PISSN: 19348630     EISSN: 15594106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1559-4106-8-7     Document Type: Article

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