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Title:

Elongational rheology of bacterial biofilms in situ

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Grumbein, S.; Werb, M.; Opitz, M.; Lieleg, O.
Abstract:
Bacterial biofilms are able to resist a broad range of chemical challenges as well as mechanical stress. The mechanical properties of natively grown biofilms, however, remain largely unknown. This is mostly due to a lack of suitable experimental setups which are capable of quantifying the mechanical properties of those biofilms in their naturally grown state, i.e., without harvesting and transferring the biofilm material into a measuring device. Here, we present a customized device which allo...     »
Keywords:
Mechanical properties; Stresses; Tensile strength; Viscoelasticity; Bacterial biofilm; Material parameter; Measuring device; Mechanical stress; Rupture energy; Soil bacterium; Subtilis; Visco-elastic material; Biofilms
Dewey Decimal Classification:
500 Naturwissenschaften
Journal title:
Journal of Rheology
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
60
Year / month:
2016-09
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
1085-1094
Covered by:
Scopus
Reviewed:
ja
Language:
en
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1122/1.4958667
WWW:
http://scitation.aip.org/content/sor/journal/jor2/60/6/10.1122/1.4958667
Publisher:
Society of Rheology
E-ISSN:
0148-60551520-8516
Date of publication:
21.09.2016
TUM Institution:
Fachgebiet für Biomechanik
Ingested:
12.10.2016
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