Plasma surface modificationas a new approach to protect urinary catheteragainst Escherichia coli biofilmformation

Background and Objectives: Biomaterials are widely used in medical devices such as urinary catheters. One of the main problems associated with long term using of the urinary catheters is biofilm formation on their surfaces. Many techniques have been presented to reduce the biofilm formation. One of...

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Main Authors: Leila Taheran, Gholamreza Zarrini, Sirous Khorram, Mohammad Sadegh Zakerhamidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/795