An in vitro bacterial adhesion assessment of surface-modified medical-grade PVC
Authors:
- Igor NovákIgor Novák
- Marián LehockýMarián Lehocký
- Vladimir SedlaříkVSVladimir Sedlařík
- Alenka VeselAVAlenka Vesel
- Ita JunkarIJIta Junkar
- Petr SáhaPSPetr Sáha
- Ivan ChodákICIvan Chodák
- 1 June 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
- Vol. 77 (2) , 246-256
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