Biofilm responses to smooth flow fields and chemical gradients in novel microfluidic flow cells

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 597-607

  Song, Jisun L ^a   Au, Kelly H ^a   Huynh, Kimberly T ^a   Packman, Aaron I ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Chemical gradients; Environment biofilm interaction; Flow biofilm; Microfluidic flow cell; Physicochemical environment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL GRADIENTS; ENVIRONMENT-BIOFILM INTERACTION; FLOW-BIOFILM; MICROFLUIDIC FLOW CELL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOFILMS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ECOLOGY; GLUCOSE; MICROFLUIDICS; SILICONES; VELOCITY;

INLET FLOW;

CIPROFLOXACIN; DIMETICONE; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRICTION; IMAGING; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURFACE PROPERTY;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL GRADIENTS; ENVIRONMENT-BIOFILM INTERACTION; FLOW-BIOFILM; MICROFLUIDIC FLOW CELL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CIPROFLOXACIN; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84892794209     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.25107     Document Type: Article

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