Microbial colonization of prosthetic devices. V. attachment of coagulase-negative staphylococci and "slime"-production on chemically pure synthetic polymers.
On 12 different, chemically pure polymers attachment and "slime"-production of the coagulase-negative staphylococcal strain KH 11 were studied. According to their behaviour the polymers investigated could be arranged into three groups: Group 1 with good attachment of staphylococci, but missing "slime"-production; group 2 with good attachment and moderate "slime"-production; group 3 with both properties strongly developed. According to the results presented, attachment of staphylococci and "slime"-production seem to be independent of the presence of organic additives in biomaterials.
D000268:Adhesiveness; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003030:Coagulase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011108:Polymers; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003030:Coagulase; D011108:Polymers; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial