In vitro colonization of an experimental silicone by Candida albicans

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 226-235

  Rodger, Gillian ^a   Taylor, Rebecca L ^b   Pearson, Gavin J ^c   Verran, Joanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Bacterial adherence; Dental craniofacial material; Polymer; Silicone PDMS

Indexed keywords

ALBICANS; BACTERIAL ADHERENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; DENTAL/CRANIOFACIAL MATERIAL; FILLER CONCENTRATION; IN-VITRO; LINING MATERIALS; LIQUID MOLECULES; ORAL CAVITY; PURE CULTURE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

ADHESION; BACTERIOLOGY; RUBBER; SILICONES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

BACTERIA;

ELASTOMER; FILLER; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DENTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTURES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SILICONES;

EID: 74749108897     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31509     Document Type: Article

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