Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion Principles, Methods, and Applications

Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion Principles, Methods, and Applications / edited by Yuehuei H. An, Richard J. Friedman.

In the Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion: Principles, Methods, and Applications, Yuehuei An, MD, and Richard Friedman, MD, assemble the first comprehensive treatment of bacterial adhesion, with major concentration on the powerful experimental methods for its study in biomaterials and host tissues. Writ...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: An, Yuehuei H. (Editor), Friedman, Richard J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2000.
Edition:1st ed. 2000.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Bacteriology.
Microbiology.
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Table of Contents:
  • I — Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation
  • 1. Mechanisms of Bacterial Adhesion and Pathogenesis of Implant and Tissue Infections
  • 2. Molecular Basis of Bacterial Adhesion
  • 3. Molecular Genetics of Bacterial Adhesion and Biofouling
  • 4. Factors Influencing Bacterial Adhesion
  • 5. Nonspecific Staphylococcus epidermidis Adhesion: Contributions of Biomaterial Hydrophobicity and Charge
  • 6. Effects of Surface Roughness and Free Energy on Oral Bacterial Adhesion
  • II — General Considerations and Methods for Studying Microbial Adhesion and Biofilm
  • 7. Basic Equipment and Microbiological Techniques for Studying Bacterial Adhesion
  • 8. General Considerations for Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Biomaterials
  • 9. Laboratory Culture and Analysis of Microbial Biofilms
  • 10. Monitoring the Organization of Microbial Biofilm Communities
  • 11. Models and Measurement of Bacterial Growth Rates on Polymers
  • 12. Analysis of Gene Expression in Biofilm Bacteria
  • III — Techniques for Studying Microbial Adhesion and Biofilm
  • 13. Methods for Evaluating Attached Bacteria and Biofilms: An Overview
  • 14. Evaluating Adherent Bacteria and Biofilm Using Electron Microscopy
  • 15. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Examination of Microbial Biofilms
  • 16. Quantitation of Bacterial Adhesion to Biomaterials Using Radiolabeling Techniques
  • 17. Evaluating Adherent Bacteria and Biofilm Using Biochemical and Immunochemical Methods
  • 18. Evaluating Bacterial Adhesion Using Atomic Force Microscopy
  • 19. Direct Measurement of Long-Range Interaction Forces Between a Single Bacterium and a Substrate Using an Optical Trap
  • IV — Studying Microbial Adhesion to Biomaterials
  • 20. Staphylococcal Factors Involved in Adhesion and Biofilm Formation on Biomaterials
  • 21. Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Irregular or Porous Surfaces
  • 22. Studying Bacterial Colonization of Tubular Medical Devices
  • 23. Studying Plaque Biofilms on Various Dental Surfaces
  • 24. Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Biliary Stents
  • 25. Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Hydrogel Contact Lenses
  • 26. In Vivo Models for Studying Staphylococcal Adhesion to Biomaterials
  • V — Studying Microbial Adhesion to Host Tissue
  • 27. Characterization of Staphylococcal Adhesins for Adherence to Host Tissues
  • 28. Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Tooth Surfaces
  • 29. Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Respiratory Mucosa
  • 30. Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Endothelial Cells
  • 31. Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Gastric Epithelium
  • 32. Studying Bacterial Adhesion in the Urinary Tract
  • 33. Studying Candida albicans Adhesion
  • 34. Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Cultured Cells
  • VI — Strategies for Prevention of Microbial Adhesion
  • 35. Strategies for Preventing Group A Streptococcal Adhesion and Infection
  • 36. Changing Material Surface Chemistry for Preventing Bacterial Adhesion
  • 37. Antimicrobial Agent Incorporation for Preventing Bacterial Adhesion
  • 38. Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Antibiotic Impregnated Polymethylmethacrylate
  • 39. Macromolecule Surface Coating for Preventing Bacterial Adhesion
  • Appendix 1.

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