The primary goal of this project was to investigate the adhesion and viability of Staphylococcus epidermidis, a clinical isolate, on chemically modified gold surfaces known as self assembled monolayers (SAMs). The presence and viability of bacteria on the substrates were verified using dyes that distinguish between live and dead bacterial cells. The results demonstrate that SAMs can be a useful part of biomaterial design, if the goal is to develop materials that resist the retention and viability of S. epidermidis.

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Creator

• Strauss, Joshua A.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-080106-121151

Advisor

• Camesano, Terri Anne

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-08-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-01-29