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21 - Dynamics and Viscoelasticity of Suspensions 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 swarming, superfluids, non-linear rheology, bacterial turbulence and biofilm viscoelasticity.

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dynamicsviscoelasticitysuspensionsbiofilms
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The Physics of Bacteria
From Cells to Biofilms
 , pp. 229 - 246
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Suggested Reading

Lauga, E., Bacterial hydrodynamics. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 2016, 48, 105–130. Excellent theoretical overview of bacterial motility.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Pismen, L. Active Matter Within and Around Us. Springer: 2021. Excellent introduction to the active motility of cells.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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