Titanium-coated silicone is not effective for preventing graft infection;Die Beschichtung von Silikonimplantaten mit Titan ist Nicht Effektiv zur Vermeidung von Infektionen

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-37

  Hernandez Richter, T ^a   Wittmann, B ^a   Wittmann, F ^a   Loehe, F ^a   Rentsch, M ^a   Mayr, S ^a   Jauch, K W ^a   Angele, M K ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Silicone; Titanium coated; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; SILICONE GEL; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; C3H MOUSE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BREAST IMPLANTS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SILICONE GELS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TITANIUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33847629201     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960477     Document Type: Article

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