Covalent and non-covalent strategies for surface modification of different textile materials with antimicrobial properties

Nowadays, millions of people become infected with bacteria that cause hospital infections, which is a major cause of mortality in hospitals, killing 700,000 people per year in the world. It is even projected that the number of deaths in hospitals will grow to 10 million by 2050. The use of antimicro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nogueira, Frederico Álvaro Sequeira (author)
Format: doctoralThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/4764
Country:Portugal
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