Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan
Online ISSN : 1347-3824
Print ISSN : 1347-1767
ISSN-L : 1347-1767
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Development of Biofilm Growth Simulation based on Multiscale Computational Chemistry
Nozomu HATAKEYAMAChieko NAGAYAMAHokuto HATAYukie ISHIZAWARyo SATOPatrick BONNAUDRyuji MIURAAi SUZUKIAkira MIYAMOTO
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2016 Volume 15 Issue 6 Pages 221-222

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Plumbing stains grow up from invisible attachment of urea and urolith in the molecular level to biofilms in which bacteria adsorb such nutrients and secrete extracellular polymer substances. In order to understand and control such biofilm growth, we have developed a multiscale simulation that can analyze from adhesion of stains on the molecular scale to accumulation of biofilm on actual scale. In the present study, the biofilm growth and peeling by shear flow was successfully simulated for the condition of typical toilet use.

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