Polymeric compositions of medical devices account for the variations in Candida albicans biofilm structural morphology

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Sumalapao, Derick Erl P., Villarante, Nelson R., Salazar, Pauline Bridgette D., Alegre, Frederico Martin D., Altura, M. T., Sia, Isidro C., Flores, Mary Jane C., Amalin, Divina M., Gloriani, Nina G.
• التنسيق: text
• منشور في: Animo Repository 2020
• الموضوعات: Candida albicans; Biofilms; Polymers; Silicon polymers; Scanning electron microscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Biology
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2020
• المؤسسة: De La Salle University

The increase in the number of fungal infections has been associated with the prevalent use of medical devices. This study assessed the morphological structure of Candida albicans biofilms on the surfaces of medical devices using scanning electron microscopy and characterized the polymeric compositio...