Synergy of binary poly(oxypropylene-oxyethylene) copolymers in reducing retention of Streptococcus sanguis to hydroxyapatite

Caries Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-78

  Guan, Y H ^a   Lilley, T H ^a   Lath, D L ^a   Marlow, I ^a   Brook, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial adherence; Efficacy; Poly(oxypropylene oxyethylene) copolymer; Statistical geometry; Streptococcus sanguis; Synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLOXAMER; HYDROXYAPATITE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; TOOTH PLAQUE; CHEMICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; DRUG SYNERGISM; DURAPATITE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLOXALENE; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0012298988     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068222     Document Type: Article

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