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Nano-BaSO(4): a novel antimicrobial additive to pellethane

Hospital-acquired infections remain a costly clinical problem. Barium sulfate (BaSO(4), in micron particulate form) is a common radiopacifying agent that is added to catheters and endotracheal tubes. Due to the recently observed ability of nanostructured surface features to decrease functions of bac...

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Autores principales: Aninwene, George E, Stout, David, Yang, Zifan, Webster, Thomas J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658486
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S40300