Effect of surface roughness and sterilization on bacterial adherence to ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1036-1041

  Kinnari, T J ^a,b,c   Esteban, J ^a   Zamora, N ^a   Fernandez, R ^a   Lopez Santos C ^d   Yubero, F ^d   Mariscal, D ^e   Puertolas, J A ^e   Gomez Barrena, E ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Microbiology ^*  (Spain)

^b Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial adhesion; Ethylene oxide; Gas plasma; Sterilization; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; GAS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77954645739     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02995.x     Document Type: Article

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