Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 341-349 , April 2008

Reduction of bacterial adhesion on ion-implanted stainless steel surfaces

  • Q. Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1382 385651; fax: +44 1382 385508.
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  • Y. Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
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  • C. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
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  • S. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
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  • N. Peng

      Affiliations

    • Surrey Ion Beam Centre, University of Surrey, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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  • C. Jeynes

      Affiliations

    • Surrey Ion Beam Centre, University of Surrey, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK

Received 5 December 2006 ,Revised 1 April 2007 ,Accepted 19 April 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00068-9

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.04.004

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 341-349 , April 2008

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