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Polymer Designs to Control Biofilm Growth on Medical Devices

✍ Scribed by I. Francolini; G. Donelli; P. Stoodley

Book ID: 111606682
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2003
Tongue: English
Weight: 213 KB
Volume: 2
Category: Article
ISSN: 1569-1705
DOI: 10.1023/b:resb.0000040469.26208.83

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