Staphylococcus epidermidis adhesion on modified urea/urethane elastomers

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 239-246

  Teixeira, P ^a   Trindade, A C ^b   Godinho, M H ^b   Azeredo, J ^a   Oliveira, R ^a   Fonseca, J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIA DOS MATERIAIS   (Portugal)

^c Centro de Fisica da Materia Condensada   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Co polymer; Elastomer; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Urea; Urethane

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIOASSAY; BIOMATERIALS; CELLS; ELASTOMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; UREA;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; URETHANE;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

1,3 BUTADIENE; COPOLYMER; ELASTOMER; POLYPROPYLENE; SOLVENT; UREA; URETHAN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL COUNT; EXTRACTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; ELASTOMERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; UREA; URETHANE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33746080946     PISSN: 09205063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856206774879072     Document Type: Article

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