TY - GEN AU - Franco,Albina R AU - Fernandes,Emanuel M AU - Rodrigues,Márcia T AU - Rodrigues,Fernando J AU - Gomes,Manuela E AU - Leonor,Isabel B AU - Kaplan,David L AU - Reis,Rui L TI - Antimicrobial coating of spider silk to prevent bacterial attachment on silk surgical sutures SN - 1878-7568 PY - 2020///0911 KW - Animals KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents KW - chemistry KW - Bacterial Adhesion KW - drug effects KW - Bacterial Infections KW - prevention & control KW - Biofilms KW - Biomechanical Phenomena KW - Coated Materials, Biocompatible KW - Escherichia coli KW - Humans KW - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus KW - Silk KW - Spiders KW - Surface Properties KW - Surgical Wound Infection KW - Sutures KW - adverse effects KW - Tensile Strength KW - alpha-Defensins KW - metabolism N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.09.004 ER -