Nanotechnology: Pediatric applications

Pediatric Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 500-504

  MacHado, Mary C ^a   Cheng, Daniel ^a   Tarquinio, Keiko M ^b   Webster, Thomas J ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

^b Rhode Island Hospital   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON OXIDE; NANOFILM; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SELENIUM; TITANIUM;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTACT ANGLE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; MATERIAL COATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 77951469022     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181d68e78     Document Type: Review

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