Figure 6 | Scientific Reports

Figure 6

From: Biofilm viscoelasticity and nutrient source location control biofilm growth rate, migration rate, and morphology in shear flow

Figure 6

Comparison of growth and deformation of viscoelastic biofilms with three nutrient source configurations and at a shear flow value \(u_\text {max} = 5\times 10^{-6}\) m/s. The red lines indicate the boundary of the biofilm determined with the MATLAB function polyshape. (a)-(l) Left to right: full-stream concentration, downstream concentration, upstream concentration; top to bottom: \(E = 10,\,50,\,100,\,500\) Pa. Softer biofilms grow further downstream than the stiffer biofilms in each nutrient configuration.

Back to article page