@inproceedings{669668ddc4244811befc423674b5d659,
title = "Influence of rugosity on biofilm growth",
abstract = "A cellular automata model is used to assess the effect of surface rugosity on the development of biofilms at increasing Reynolds numbers. The model includes basic cellular mechanisms (division, displacement) and an elementary description of the interaction with the surrounding flow. Numerical simulations show that rugosity enhances the resistance of biofilms to erosion by the flow and helps biofilms to colonize new regions. Rugosity makes it easier to build uniform biofilms at high Reynolds numbers.",
keywords = "Cellular automata, collective behavior, stochasticity",
author = "D. Rodriguez and B. Einarsson and A. Carpio",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1063/1.3637897",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780735409569",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "1454--1457",
booktitle = "Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2011 - International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics",
note = "International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics: Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2011 ; Conference date: 19-09-2011 Through 25-09-2011",
}