Investigation into the mechanism of bacterial adhesion to hydrogel-coated surfaces

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 649-652

  Kunz, R ^a   Anders, C ^a   Heinrich, L ^a   Gersonde, K ^b  

^a Creavis   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BACTERIA; COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROGELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; STERIC REPULSION;

BIOMATERIALS;

ALKYL GROUP; BIOMATERIAL; POLYOXYETHYLENE;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032744402     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008943909728     Document Type: Conference Paper

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