The Resistance of Maxillofacial Reconstruction Plates to Biofilm Formation In Vitro

Laryngoscope

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1977-1982

  Emery, Brian E ^a   Dixit, Rahul ^b   Formby, C Craig ^b   Biedlingmaier, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biofilm; Resorbable implants; Titanium

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOFILM; GLYCOCALYX; IN VITRO STUDY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE CHARGE;

BIOFILMS; HUMANS; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0242491516     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200311000-00023     Document Type: Article

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