Fiber-antibiotic interactions in the development of infection-resistant sutures

AATCC Review

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 44-48

  Bide, Martin ^a   Bachuwar, Adwait ^a   Phaneuf, Matthew ^b   Phaneuf, Tina ^b   Aggarwal, Puja ^c   Sousa, Kerry ^c   LoGerfo, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BioSurfaces ^*

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Nylon; Silk; Sutures

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; BACTERIUM; NYLON; POLYESTER; SILK; SUTURE;

EID: 34948838997     PISSN: 15328813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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