Bacterial biofilm disruption using laser generated shockwaves

2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1028-1032

  Taylor, Zachary D ^a   Navarro, Artemio ^b   Kealey, Colin P ^c   Beenhouwer, David ^d   Haake, David A ^d   Grundfest, Warren S ^a   Gupta, Vijay ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1064 NM; AGAR PLATES; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; CONTROL SAMPLES; DEBRIDEMENT; DISRUPTION METHODS; INFECTED WOUNDS; ND:YAG PULSED LASER; PEAK STRESS; POLYCARBONATE SUBSTRATES; Q-SWITCHED; STRESS PULSE; TREATMENT METHODS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CELL DEATH; NEODYMIUM LASERS;

PULSED LASERS;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL SURVIVAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOFILMS; CELL SURVIVAL; LASERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 78650828435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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