Microbiologically induced corrosion of copper intrauterine devices by Enterobacter sp. in a synthetic intrauterine medium

Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 331-338

  Carrillo, B Mónica ^a   Valdez, S Benjamín ^a   Vevela, Lucien ^b   Pérez, L Tezozomoc ^c   Vargas, O Lidia ^a   Schorr, W Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CAMPECHE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Corrosion; Medical appliances

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; TAFEL POLARIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COPPER; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAYS;

CORROSION;

BIOFILM; COPPER; CORROSION; MICROORGANISM;

EID: 4444377908     PISSN: 00035599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00035590410554892     Document Type: Article

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