Probing the potential of branched polymers as biomaterials
Biomedical devices are susceptible to biofilm colonisation; these are bacterial communities which adhere to a surface and secrete extracellular polymers and proteins establishing chronic infections. Biofilms are highly resistant to antibiotic chemotherapy and require implant excision followed by an...
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University of Strathclyde
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.576481 |