Research Article
Influence of Surface Properties on the Adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis to Acrylic and Silicone
Table 1
Water (), formamide (), and α-bromonaphtalene () contact angles (in degrees), surface tension components, and
hydrophobicity (in mJ/m2) of the acrylic and silicone coupons
surface.
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SD: standard deviation; :
apolar Lifshitz-van der Waals surface free energy component; : electron acceptor surface free energy component;
: electron donor surface free energy component; :
degree of hydrophobicity. |