Efficacy evaluation of antimicrobial drug-releasing polymer matrices

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1147, Issue , 2014, Pages 215-225

  Francolini, Iolanda ^a   Piozzi, Antonella ^a   Donelli, Gianfranco ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antimicrobial releasing polymers; Biocidal polymers; Microbial biofilm; Polymer antimicrobial activity; Polymer surface related infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLYMER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SOLUBILITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84910144167     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0467-9_15     Document Type: Article

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