Directly Measuring the Adhesive and Elastic Properties of Bacteria using a Surface Force Apparatus
Bacterial adhesion is the first step of biofilm formation that plays various roles in the environment and the human body. Examples of undesirable roles of biofilm formation include metal rust, sewage sludge and bacteria-related diseases. Desirable roles are biofiltration and bioremediation.For a d...
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The University of Arizona.
2006
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/196035 |