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Influence of albumin on the tribological behavior of Ag-Ti (C, N) thin films fo...
Alves, C. F.; Oliveira, F.; Carvalho, I.; Piedade, Ana Paula; Carvalho, S.With the increase of elderly population and the health problems arising nowadays, such as cancer, knee and hip joint prostheses are widely used worldwide. It is estimated that 20% of hip replacement surgeries simply fail after 5 years, due to wear loosening, instability and infection. In this paper it is reported the study of advanced materials with the ability to overcome some of these drawbacks. The developme...
Influence of surface features on the adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis to ...
Carvalho, I.; Henriques, Mariana; Oliveira, J. C.; Alves, C. F.; Piedade, Ana Paula; Carvalho, S.Staphylococcus epidermidis has emerged as one of the major nosocomial pathogens associated with infections of implanted medical devices. The initial adhesion of these organisms to the surface of biomaterials is assumed to be an important stage in their colonization. The main objective of this work is to assess the influence of surface features on the adhesion of S. epidermidis to Ag–TiCN coatings deposited by d...
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