Il giorno 16 Ottobre, alle ore 16:00, presso l’aula D del nostro Dipartimento, il prof. Nick Cogan (Department of Mathematics, Florida State Unversity, Tallahassee, FL, USA) terrà un seminario dal titolo:

Biofilm Rheology and Uncertainty

Abstract:
Biofilms – aggregates of bacteria collected in a self-produced matrix – have long been understood to have novel mechanical properties. These properties are fundamental determinants of the biofilm existence and persistence and are emergent as the biofilm dynamically responds to the local physical and chemical environment.
Relatively recent advances have been made concerning the structure of the biofilm matrix as well as the genetic regulators of the polymer constituents. We will discuss longitudinal rheological observations of mutant strains of biofilms aimed at understanding the role of different polymeric types within the biofilm matrix. From a mathematical perspective, we will discuss the parametric uncertainty as we as the forward uncertainty and some implications of this.

Gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.

Luigi Frunzo, Vincenzo Luongo e Maria Rosaria Mattei

Seminario N.Cogan