title: In vitro adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis on heparin-surface-modified intraocular lenses.
abstract: This quantitative study assessed the in vitro adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis on two types of intraocular lenses: conventional poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and heparin-surface-modified PMMA. Level adhesion was measured by microbiological turbidimetry. We also measured modifications in the bacterium's structural fatty acids after adhesion using gas chromatography.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Biocompatibility Research on Implant Materials, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Arciola
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caramazza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pizzoferrato
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006493:Heparin; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D006493:Heparin