Anti-bacterial surfaces: natural agents, mechanisms of action, and plasma surface modification
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Anti-bacterial surfaces: natural agents, mechanisms of action, and plasma surface modification
Strategies that confine antibacterial and/or antifouling property to the surface of the implant, by modifying the surface chemistry and morphology or by encapsulating the material in an antibiotic-loaded coating, are most promising as they do not alter bulk integrity of the material. Among them, plasma-assisted modification and catechol chemistry stand out for their ability to modify a wide ran...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: RSC Advances
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2046-2069
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra17244b