Doped diamond-like carbon coatings for surgical instruments reduce protein and prion-amyloid biofouling and improve subsequent cleaning

Biofouling

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 563-569

  Secker, T J ^a   Herve R ^a   Zhao, Q ^b   Borisenko, K B ^c   Abel, E W ^b   Keevil, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decontamination; DLC; iatrogenic CJD; prion; surgery; thioflavin T

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CARBON; DIAMOND; FLUORESCENT DYE; STAINLESS STEEL; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIOFLAVINE;

BIOFOULING; CARBON; COATING; DIAMOND; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROSCOPY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; PROTEIN; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; C57BL MOUSE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; EQUIPMENT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PRION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AMYLOID; ANIMALS; BIOFOULING; CARBON; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; DECONTAMINATION; DIAMOND; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PRIONS; STAINLESS STEEL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84863541722     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.698387     Document Type: Article

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