title: Mechanisms and clinical relevance of bacterial adhesion to polymers.
abstract: The mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to polymers with regard to their significance in the development of foreign-body infections are discussed. The morphological, physico-chemical and biological aspects are treated with special emphasis on the adhesion of coagulase-negative staphylococci to medical polymers. Strategies for the prevention of bacterial adhesion to biomaterials by developing antiadhesive polymers are given.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D011108:Polymers; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011108:Polymers