E.Coli growth on different substrates :

Microscopy Images and Monte Carlo Simulations

Research by Roger Smith at Loughborough, and Asta Richter at Wildau

Two small 500K quicktime movies of E. coli growth on PEEK and Titanium are now available.

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		E. Coli growth on ceramic Light microscopy Image and computer simulation Mpeg movie 1.9% surface coverage G=0.9; S=0.2; D=0.3

		E. Coli growth on Glass Light microscopy Image and computer simulation Mpeg movie 6% surface coverage G=0.8; S=0; D=0.29

		E. Coli growth on stainless steel Light microscopy Image and computer simulation A 2.2 Mb Mpeg movie 10% surface coverage G=0.88; S=0; D=0.53

		E. Coli growth on Aluminium Light microscopy Image and computer simulation A 4.4 Mb Mpeg movie 17.5% surface coverage G=0.9; S=0.01; D=0.42

	A single E. Coli bacterium Scanning Force Microscopy Image

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Other images produced from our simulations can be seen in the gallery of mathematical graphics & artwork.

See our visualisation pages for the graphics packages that we use.

Other micrographs by Asta Richter

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Please send any comments to R.Smith@lboro.ac.uk.