Mathematical modelling of bacterial quorum sensing and biofilm extracellular polymeric substances

• Main Author: Zhang, Chaodong
• Other Authors: Tan Soon Keat
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Biomathematics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73045
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biofilms are surface-attached microbial communities embedded in their self-generated extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). Biofilm formation is one of the main causes of membrane biofouling, which represents a major challenge in the application of membrane technology to water treatment. Bacterial...