Bactericidal polyurethane foam mattresses: Microbiological characterization and effectiveness

Materials Science and Engineering C

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 705-708

  Dagostin, V S ^a   Golcalves D L ^b   Pacheco, C B ^a   Almeida, W B ^a   Thome I P ^a   Pich, C T ^a   Paula, M M S ^a   Silva, L ^a   Angioletto, E ^a   Fiori, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO EXTREMO SUL CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bactericidal foam mattresses; Bactericidal materials; Bactericidal polymer; Bactericidal polyurethane

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL FOAM MATTRESSES; BACTERICIDAL MATERIALS; BACTERICIDAL POLYMER; COLONY FORMATION; FOAM MATTRESS; FUNCTION OF TIME; GENOTOXICITIES; HUMAN USERS; IN-VITRO; ISOTHIAZOLIN; MATRIX; MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REDUCTION CAPACITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICLOSAN; ZINC PYRITHIONES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHERS; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; ZINC;

TESTING;

EID: 77955322705     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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