| Literature DB >> 12883858 |
Don Jones1, Hristo V Kojouharov, Dung Le, Hal Smith.
Abstract
A simple, conceptual model of biofilm formation, due to R. Freter et al. (1983), is studied analytically and numerically in both CSTR and PFR. Two steady state regimes are identified, namely, the complete washout of the microbes from the reactor and the successful colonization of both the wall and bulk fluid. One of these is stable for any particular set of parameter values and sharp and explicit conditions are given for the stability of each. The effects of adding an anti-microbial agent to the CSTR are examined.Mesh：
Year: 2003 PMID： 12883858 DOI： 10.1007/s00285-003-0202-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Math Biol ISSN： 0303-6812 Impact factor: 2.259