A fast and quantitative evaluation of the Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm adhesion properties by means of digital pulsed force mode

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 279, Issue , 2013, Pages 409-415

  Maiorana, Alessandro ^a   Papi, Massimiliano ^a   Bugli, Francesca ^a   Torelli, Riccardo ^a   Maulucci, Giuseppe ^a   Cacaci, Margherita ^a   Posteraro, Brunella ^a   Sanguinetti, Maurizio ^a   De Spirito, Marco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesion force; Alginate; Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus); Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Biofilm; Digital pulse force mode (DPFM); Lyase (AlgL)

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ALGINATE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CELL MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYSULFONES; PROTEINS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ADHESION FORCES; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DIGITAL PULSED FORCE MODE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FORCE MODES; LYASE (ALGL); MULTICELLULAR COMMUNITIES; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84878529462     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.04.128     Document Type: Article

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