Biofilm consortia on biomedical and biological surfaces: Delivery and targeting strategies

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1247-1254

  Sihorkar, V ^a   Vyas, S P ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Biofilm; Drug delivery; Drug targeting; Liposomes; Microspheres; Resistance; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; DIMETHYLDIOCTADECYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL; OCTADECYLAMINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; LIPOSOMES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0034842181     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013073508318     Document Type: Review

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