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Biomaterials

competition between host cells and bacteria to colonize an implant surface, which decides between integration and infection.

In biomaterials, race for the surface refers to competition between host cells and bacteria to colonize an implant surface, which decides between integration and infection. This meaning comes from Gristina (1987) in Science.[1]

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host2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs integration5 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs surface3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Gristina, A. G. (1987). Biomaterial-Centered Infection: Microbial Adhesion Versus Tissue Integration. Science, 237(4822), 1588-1595. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3629258

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