Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 183-188, July 2007

The influence of surface treatment on hydrophobicity, protein adsorption and microbial colonisation of silicone hydrogel contact lenses

  • Lívia Santos

      Affiliations

    • IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre for Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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  • Diana Rodrigues

      Affiliations

    • IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre for Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
    • ,
  • Madalena Lira

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Physics (Optometry), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
    • ,
  • M. Elisabete C.D. Real Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Physics (Optometry), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
    • ,
  • Rosário Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre for Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
    • ,
  • Eva Yebra-Pimentel Vilar

      Affiliations

    • University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • ,
  • Joana Azeredo

      Affiliations

    • IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre for Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +351 253 604 419.

published online 10 February 2007.

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PII: S1367-0484(07)00004-5

doi:10.1016/j.clae.2006.12.007

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 183-188, July 2007

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