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27 - Simulations of Cells and Biofilms

from Part III - Interacting Bacteria and Biofilms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

Thomas Andrew Waigh
Thomas Andrew Waigh
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University of Manchester
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Introduces models for biofilms including agent-based models, Vicsek models and cellular automata.

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simulationagent-based model
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The Physics of Bacteria
From Cells to Biofilms
 , pp. 313 - 320
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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It is reasonably straightforward to start simulating a biofilm using an ABM. It only requires a couple of hours to download some freeware and to run some simple simulations from scratch on a standard pc.

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