Chitosan films are NOT antimicrobial

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 417-421

  Foster, L John R ^a   Butt, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; Chitosan; Escherichia coli; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL LAWNS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL EFFECTS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CHITOSAN FILM; CHITOSAN SOLUTION; EPIDERMIDIS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LIQUID CULTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; WOUND DRESSINGS;

BACTERICIDES; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; CHITOSAN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS;

CHITIN;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHITOSAN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 78651468095     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0435-1     Document Type: Article

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