Assuring the Biofunctionalization of Silicone Covalently Bonded to Rhamnolipids: Antibiofilm Activity and Biocompatibility

• Main Authors: Maïssa Dardouri (Author), Ana Bettencourt (Author), Victor Martin (Author), Filomena A. Carvalho (Author), Bruno Colaço (Author), Adelina Gama (Author), Madeleine Ramstedt (Author), Nuno C. Santos (Author), Maria H. Fernandes (Author), Pedro S. Gomes (Author), Isabel A. C. Ribeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Silicone-based medical devices composed of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) are widely used all over the human body (e.g., urinary stents and catheters, central venous catheters stents) with extreme clinical success. Nevertheless, their abiotic surfaces, being prone to microorganism colonization, are oft...