A numerical study of biofilm growth in a microgravity environment

A mathematical model is proposed to investigate the effect of microgravity on biofilm growth. We examine the case of biofilm suspended in a quiescent aqueous nutrient solution contained in a rectangular tank. The bacterial colony is assumed to follow logistic growth whereas nutrient absorption is as...

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Hauptverfasser:	Aristotelous, A. C., Papanicolaou, N. C.
Format:	Tagungsbericht
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biofilms Finite element method Galerkin method Gravitational effects Mathematical models Microgravity Monod kinetics Nonlinear differential equations Nonlinear equations Partial differential equations
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