Bio-inspired strategies for designing antifouling biomaterials
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Bio-inspired strategies for designing antifouling biomaterials
Contamination of biomedical devices in a biological medium, biofouling, is a major cause of infection and is entirely avoidable. This mini-review will coherently present the broad range of antifouling strategies, germicidal, preventive and cleaning using one or more of biological, chemical and physical techniques. These techniques will be discussed from the point of view of their ability to inh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomaterials Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2055-7124
DOI: 10.1186/s40824-016-0064-4