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Magnetic resonance microscopy studies of biofilms: diffusion, hydrodynamics and porous media: Author: Hornemann, Jennifer Ann; Date: 2009-08-15; Program: Engineering; Abstract: Due to the complicated nature of studying living bacterial communities, Magnetic Resonance Microscopy (MRM) is a necessary tool providing unique data that is complementary to other techniques such as confocal microscopy and microelectrodes. MRM has the ability to probe an opaque system non-invasively and collect velocity measurements, imaging data, diffusion, and relaxation values and is an asset in the quest to learn how biofilms establish, grow, and die. The goal of these studies was to extend current biofilm research using MRM to enhance our understanding of transport phenomena over a hiera...; Download File | View full details