Surface roughness enhances upward migration of bacteria on polymer fibers above liquid cultures

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 827-844

  Coughlin, Robert W ^a   Mullen, Desiree ^a   Brancieri, Mark ^a   Rezman, Victoria ^a   Vieth, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Eschericia coli; Polypropylene; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

AGAR; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; CONTACT ANGLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBER; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0032868567     PISSN: 09205063     EISSN: 15685624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856299X00900     Document Type: Article

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