Strategies on designing multifunctional surfaces to prevent biofilm formation

Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 324-335

  Lu, Yang ^a   Yue, Zhanguo ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Cao, Zhiqiang ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial; multifunctional; surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943661738     PISSN: 20950179     EISSN: 20950187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-015-1529-z     Document Type: Review

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