Mechanics and Substrate Transport of Moving Biofilm Structures
D Taherzadeh - 2011 - mediatum.ub.tum.de
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Biofilms are layers of microbial cells growing on an interface and they can form highly
complex structures adapted to a wide variety of environmental conditions. Biofilm streamers
have a small immobile base attached to the support and a flexible tail elongated in the flow
direction, which can vibrate in fast flows. In this work, the role of this streamlined form of
biofilms and the effect of their flow-induced oscillation on drag and nutrient uptake are
numerically investigated. It is shown...»
complex structures adapted to a wide variety of environmental conditions. Biofilm streamers
have a small immobile base attached to the support and a flexible tail elongated in the flow
direction, which can vibrate in fast flows. In this work, the role of this streamlined form of
biofilms and the effect of their flow-induced oscillation on drag and nutrient uptake are
numerically investigated. It is shown...»
Kurzfassung
Biofilms are layers of microbial cells growing on an interface and they can form highly complex structures adapted to a wide variety of environmental conditions. Biofilm streamers have a small immobile base attached to the support and a flexible tail elongated in the flow direction, which can vibrate in fast flows. In this work, the role of this streamlined form of biofilms and the effect of their flow-induced oscillation on drag and nutrient uptake are numerically investigated. It is shown...»
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