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    In vitro and in vivo microbial adhesion and growth on argon plasma-treated silicone rubber voice prostheses

    Patients who undergo a total laryngectomy usually receive a silicone rubber voice prosthesis for voice rehabilitation. Unfortunately, biofilm formation on the esophageal side of voice prostheses limits their l...

    E. P. J. M Everaert, B. VAN DE Belt-Gritter in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in… (1998)

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    A new method for in vivo evaluation of biofilms on surface-modified silicone rubber voice prostheses

    A new method is presented that permits a rapid and accurate in vivo evaluation of biofilm formation on surface-modified silicone rubber voice prostheses. The method is based on partial modification of a Gronin...

    E. P. J. M. Everaert, H. F. Mahieu in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (1997)