Research Article

Kinetic of Adhesion of S. epidermidis with Different EPS Production on Ti6Al4V Surfaces

Table 2

Fitted parameters from Equations (6) , and , to the treated (T) and nontreated (NT) surfaces for S. epidermidis3 and S. epidermidis4.

Sample-strain
(bact cm−2 × 104)(min−1)(bact cm−2 min−1 × 104)

NT-S. epidermidis363 ± 31.58 ± 0.150.075 ± 0.0147 ± 2
T-S. epidermidis345 ± 21.57 ± 0.030.067 ± 0.0034.7 ± 0.5
NT-S. epidermidis485 ± 61.29 ± 0.120.074 ± 0.0088 ± 2
T-S. epidermidis468 ± 31.30 ± 0.100.064 ± 0.0055.7 ± 1.1