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Concise review of mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to biomaterial surfaces
Article first published online: 7 DEC 1998
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199823)43:3<338::AID-JBM16>3.0.CO;2-B
Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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An, Y. H. and Friedman, R. J. (1998), Concise review of mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to biomaterial surfaces. J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 43: 338–348. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199823)43:3<338::AID-JBM16>3.0.CO;2-B
Publication History
- Issue published online: 31 JUL 2002
- Article first published online: 7 DEC 1998
- Manuscript Accepted: 21 OCT 1997
- Manuscript Received: 5 JUN 1997
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Keywords:
- bacteria;
- bacterial adhesion;
- biomaterials;
- material surfaces;
- bacteria-surface interaction
Abstract
This article reviews the mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to biomaterial surfaces and the factors affecting the adhesion. The process of bacterial adhesion includes an initial physicochemical interaction phase (phase one) and a late molecular and cellular interaction phase (phase two), which is a complicated process affected by many factors, including the characteristics of the bacteria themselves, the target material surface, and the environmental factors, such as the presence of serum proteins or bactericidal substances. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res (Appl Biomater) 43: 338–348, 1998