Design of anti-biofilm coating on medical catheters

Catheters are indispensable tools of modern medicine but the catheter-related infection is a significant clinical problem, even when stringent sterile protocols are observed. When bacteria colonize on catheter surfaces, they tend to form biofilms making them hard to treat with conventional antibioti...

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Main Author: Wu, Yang
Other Authors: Chan Bee Eng, Mary
Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141619
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English