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Application of a silver coating on plastic biliary stents to prevent biofilm formation: an experimental study using electron microscopy

Background and study aims: Biliary stent dysfunction is mainly caused by biliary sludge that forms as a result of bacterial adherence and subsequent biofilm formation on the inner surface of the stent. Silver ions arewell known to have excellent antimicrobial activity against a wide range of microor...

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Autores principales: Yamabe, Akane, Irisawa, Atsushi, Wada, Ikuo, Shibukawa, Goro, Fujisawa, Mariko, Sato, Ai, Igarashi, Ryo, Maki, Takumi, Hoshi, Koki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5063737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27747284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-115173