Modeling of the van der Waals forces during the adhesion of capsule-shaped bacteria to flat surfaces

• Main Authors: Mohamed Zuki, Fathiah, Edyvean, Robert G.J., Pourzolfaghar, Hamed, Kasim, Norherdawati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25876/1/25876.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/25876/; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics6010005
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

A novel model is developed to evaluate the van der Waals (vdW) interactions between a capsule shaped bacterium (P. putida) and flat minerals plates in different approach profiles: Vertically and horizontally. A comparison of the approaches to the well-developed spherical particle to mineral surface...