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. 2013 May 27;8(5):e63750. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063750

Figure 1. Measurement and Maxwell model of the viscoelasticity of biofilms.

Figure 1

(A) Stress versus time diagram for relaxation of a compressed biofilm. (B) Schematic of a three element Maxwell model: Ei represent the spring constants and τi the relaxation time constants, which are equal to ηi/Ei.