On the Well-Posedness of a Class of Mathematical Models Describing Processes in Spatially Heterogeneous Biofilm Communities
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https://doi.org/10.11145/86Abstract
Biofilms are dense aggregations of microbial cells encased in a slimy extracellular matrix forming on biotic or abiotic surfaces in aqueous surroundings. Such multicellular communities are a very successful life form and able to tolerate harmful environmental impacts that would eradicate
free floating individual cells. BiofilmsВ play an important role in various fields and mathematical models of biofilms have been studied for several decades. They range from traditional one-dimensional models describing biofilms
as homogeneous flat layers, to more recent two- and three-dimensional biofilm models that account for the spatial heterogeneity of biofilm communities. ...
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