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.

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Published in:Biomaterials 1999-07, Vol.20 (13), p.1229-1235
Main Authors: Tsibouklis, John, Stone, Maureen, Thorpe, Adrian A., Graham, Paul, Peters, Vanessa, Heerlien, Rene, Smith, James R., Green, Keith L., Nevell, Thomas G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acrylates
Adhesion
Animals
Bacillus megaterium - physiology
Bacteria
Bacterial Adhesion
Biocompatible Materials
Biofilms
Biological and medical sciences
Fluorine containing polymers
Interfacial energy
Medical sciences
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Plastic coatings
Polyacrylates
Polyethylenes
Polymer surfaces
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Prostheses and Implants
Pseudomonas - physiology
Rats
Silicones
Siloxanes
Staphylococcus aureus - physiology
Surface energy
Surface Properties
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Technology. Biomaterials. Equipments
Thermodynamics
Wound Healing
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Summary:Good-quality coatings prepared from poly(methylpropenoxyfluoroalkylsiloxane)s or poly(perfluoroacrylate)s are capable of inhibiting the bacterial colonisation of surfaces.
ISSN:0142-9612
1878-5905
DOI:10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00023-X