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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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Autores principales: da Silva Domingues, Joana F., van der Mei, Henny C., Busscher, Henk J., van Kooten, Theo G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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