Preventing bacterial adhesion onto surfaces: the low-surface-energy approach.
Good-quality coatings prepared from poly(methylpropenoxyfluoroalkylsiloxane)s or poly(perfluoroacrylate)s are capable of inhibiting the bacterial colonisation of surfaces.
Tsibouklis
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Drug Delivery Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, UK.
Stone
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Thorpe
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Graham
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Peters
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Heerlien
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Smith
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Green
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Nevell
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D000179:Acrylates; D000818:Animals; D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000502:physiology; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D012833:Siloxanes; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014945:Wound Healing
D000179:Acrylates; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011095:Polyethylenes; D012833:Siloxanes; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene