Concise review of mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to biomaterial surfaces

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 338-348

  An, Yuehuei H ^a   Friedman, Richard J ^a  

^a Medical University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteria surface interaction; Bacterial adhesion; Biomaterials; Material surfaces

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BACTERIA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

BACTERIA-SURFACE INTERACTION;

BIOMATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; PLASMA PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032171235     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199823)43:3<338::AID-JBM16>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Review

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