Analysis of a biofilm model
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چکیده
Bacterial biofilms demonstrate resistance in response to antimicrobial stress. This adaptive response is more effective than in the corresponding planktonic populations. The topic of this paper is concerned with an investigation of the longtime behavior of solutions to a biofilm model without growth on domains in Rd (d = 1, 2, 3). This analysis is extended to both planktonic and biofilm systems. Results indicate a boundary layer type behavior of solutions in the case of sufficiently thick biofilms. Existence and properties of solutions to the biofilm model are established at the end of the paper.
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