Insights into bactericidal action of surface-attached poly(vinyl-N-hexylpyridinium) chains

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 801-805

  Lin, Jian ^a   Tiller, Joerg C ^a   Lee, Sang Beom ^a   Lewis, Kim ^b   Klibanov, Alexander M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Immobilized; Polycation; Polymer; Surfaces

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036263987     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015584423358     Document Type: Article

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