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Phagocytosis of Bacteria Adhering to a Biomaterial Surface in a Surface Thermodynamic Perspective
Bacterial biofilms can increase the pathogenicity of infection and constitute a major problem in modern health-care, especially on biomaterial implants and devices. Biofilms are difficult to eradicate by the host immune system, even with antibiotics, and have been the number one cause of biomaterial...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3716708/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23894585 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070046 |