Mathematical analysis of a quorum sensing induced biofilm dispersal model and numerical simulation of hollowing effects

  • Received: 20 August 2015 Accepted: 26 October 2016 Published: 01 June 2017
  • MSC : Primary: 35Q92, 35K65; Secondary: 92D25

  • We analyze a mathematical model of quorum sensing induced biofilm dispersal. It is formulated as a system of non-linear, density-dependent, diffusion-reaction equations. The governing equation for the sessile biomass comprises two non-linear diffusion effects, a degeneracy as in the porous medium equation and fast diffusion. This equation is coupled with three semi-linear diffusion-reaction equations for the concentrations of growth limiting nutrients, autoinducers, and dispersed cells. We prove the existence and uniqueness of bounded non-negative solutions of this system and study the behavior of the model in numerical simulations, where we focus on hollowing effects in established biofilms.

    Citation: Blessing O. Emerenini, Stefanie Sonner, Hermann J. Eberl. Mathematical analysis of a quorum sensing induced biofilm dispersal model and numerical simulation of hollowing effects[J]. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2017, 14(3): 625-653. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2017036

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  • We analyze a mathematical model of quorum sensing induced biofilm dispersal. It is formulated as a system of non-linear, density-dependent, diffusion-reaction equations. The governing equation for the sessile biomass comprises two non-linear diffusion effects, a degeneracy as in the porous medium equation and fast diffusion. This equation is coupled with three semi-linear diffusion-reaction equations for the concentrations of growth limiting nutrients, autoinducers, and dispersed cells. We prove the existence and uniqueness of bounded non-negative solutions of this system and study the behavior of the model in numerical simulations, where we focus on hollowing effects in established biofilms.


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