Surface characteristics influencing bacterial adhesion to polymeric substrates

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Yue Yuan · United States Department of the Interior

Michael P. Hays · Kansas State University

Philip R. Hardwidge · Kansas State University

Jooyoun Kim · United States Department of the Interior

Abstract

Effective surface area on rough substrates for bacterial adhesion is examined by analyzing the solid area fraction of surfaces, where the bacterial medium is in contact with the solid surface.

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Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques Biochemical and Structural Characterization Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

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Published in: RSC Advances

Volume 7, Issue 23, pp. 14254-14261

DOI: 10.1039/c7ra01571b

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Surface characteristics influencing bacterial adhesion to polymeric substrates

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