Quantitative evaluation of bacteria adherent and in biofilm on single-wall carbon nanotube-coated surfaces

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Pantanella, Fabrizio ^a   Berlutti, Francesca ^a   Passeri, Daniele ^a   Sordi, Daniela ^b   Frioni, Alessandra ^a   Natalizi, Tiziana ^a   Terranova, Maria Letizia ^b   Rossi, Marco ^a   Valenti, Piera ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MATERIAL COATING; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84855289300     PISSN: 1687708X     EISSN: 16877098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/291513     Document Type: Article

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