Micro-scale surface-patterning influences biofilm formation

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Kappell, Guimel M ^a   Grover, James P ^a   Chrzanowski, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Indwelling medical devices; Infections; Surface attachment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ATTACHMENT; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOFILM FORMATION; COMMON PROBLEMS; FEATURE SIZES; INDWELLING MEDICAL DEVICES; INFECTIONS; MEDICAL DEVICES; MICRO-SCALE; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; OXIDIZED SILICON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE ATTACHMENT; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILTERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PLASTICS; RUBBER; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON WAFERS; SILICONES;

BIOFILMS;

SILASTIC; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 67749112007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol12-issue3-fulltext-8     Document Type: Article

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