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Reducing Escherichia coli growth on a composite biomaterial by a surface immobilized antimicrobial peptide

Gavin A Buckholtz1, Nina A Reger1, William D Anderton2

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA.

Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications
|May 10, 2016
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Keywords:
Antimicrobial peptideCalcium aluminum oxideCompositesEscherichia coliHydroxyapatiteInverso-CysHHC10Osteoblastsantimicrobial surfacebioceramic scaffoldosteoblast activityalkene-thiol reaction

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