Ligand effect on cell and bacterial adhesion

• Main Author: Char, Cassandra Wai Han.
• Other Authors: Chan Vincent
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39626
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The pathogenesis of infections is due to adhesion of bacteria onto biomaterial surfaces. Surface modification would provide these materials with multiple coating functions such as anti-adhesive, antimicrobial, antibacterial and biocide. The modified surfaces exhibit reduced bacterial and cell adhesi...