Biofilm formation on pyrolytic carbon heart valves Influence

Biofilm formation on pyrolytic carbon heart valves: Influence of surface free energy, roughness, and bacterial species Pierre-Yves Litzler, MD, Laetitia Benard, Noëlle Barbier-Frebourg, MD, Sebastien Vilain, Ph. D, Thierry Jouenne, Ph. D, Eric Beucher, Claude Bunel, Ph. D, Jean-François Lemeland, MD, Jean-Paul Bessou, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 134 Issue 4 Pages 1025 -1032 (October 2007) DOI: 10. 1016/j. jtcvs. 2007. 06. 013 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

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