Microbial adhesion to biosurfaces

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 513-516

  Reid, Gregor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

BIO-SURFACES; COMBINATION THERAPY; DISEASE PREVENTION; FOCUS OF ATTENTION; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MODIFIED SURFACES;

CELL ADHESION;

EID: 0005613370     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(97)80100-8     Document Type: Article

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