Bacterial adsorption to thermoresponsive polymer surfaces

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-145

  Cunliffe, D ^a   Smart, C A ^a   Tsibouklis, J ^b   Young, S ^b   Alexander, C ^a   Vulfson, E N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial adhesion; Biocompatible surfaces; Lower Critical Solution Temperature; Polymers

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CARBON 13; GLASS; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033953114     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005622424821     Document Type: Article

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