June 19, 2009 20:8 WSPC - Proceedings Trim Size: 9in x 6in NataliniAIMI3 1 MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR BIOFILMS ON THE SURFACE OF MONUMENTS F. CLARELLI Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M.Picone”, CNR, c/o Dip. di Matematica, Universita di Roma “Tor Vergata” Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, I-00133, Roma, Italy E-mail: C. DI RUSSO Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Largo San Leonardo Murialdo 1, I-00146, Roma, Italy E-mail: R. NATALINI Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M.Picone”, CNR, c/o Dip. di Matematica, Universita di Roma “Tor Vergata” Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, I-00133, Roma, Italy E-mail: M. RIBOT Laboratoire “J.A.Dieudonne”, Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Parc Valrose F-06108 Nice Cedex 02, France E-mail: In this article, a system of nonlinear hyperbolic-elliptic partial differential equa- tions is introduced to model the formation of biofilms. First, a short introduc- tion to some basic concepts about biofilms is given.
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