Investigation of bacterial chemotaxis using a simple three-point microfluidic system

Biochip Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-58

  Kim, Hoyeon ^a   Ali, Jamel ^a   Phuyal, Kiran ^a   Park, Sungsu ^b   Kim, Min Jun ^a,c  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial Chemotaxis; Bacterial Motility; Escherichia coli; Microfluidic gradient; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUIDIC DEVICES;

BACTERIAL CHEMOTAXIS; BACTERIAL MOTILITY; CHEMOATTRACTANTS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI CELLS; IMAGING PROCESSING; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT;

MICROFLUIDICS;

ASPARTIC ACID; CHEMOATTRACTANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NICKEL SULFATE; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUID FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITION; PNEUMATICALLY CONTROLLED MICRO VALVE; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIMULATION; VALVE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84925766498     PISSN: 19760280     EISSN: 20927843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13206-014-9107-x     Document Type: Article

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