Research Article

Adhesion of Respiratory-Infection-Associated Microorganisms on Degradable Thermoplastic Composites

Figure 3

SEM image of the P. aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) attachment on the composite (a) and on the C90 disc (b) after 30-minute immersion (white arrows). Bioactive glass granules are visible on the surface of C90 material (black arrows). Images are inverted into negatives to show the attached microbes.
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