TY - CHAP
T1 - A Thirst for Polymeric Antimicrobial Surfaces/Coatings for Diverse Applications
AU - Nagaraja, Akshatha
AU - Jalageri, Manohara Dhulappa
AU - Puttaiahgowda, Yashoda Malgar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - It is significantly accepted that microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast, fungi, and algae inhabit our world, which dominate us in number and size. We only happen to wander for a certain period of time in their world. In spite of our own cell count, even our own body is outnumbered by 10:1 microbial cells and we are living only because we can accept this fact and seek to coexist [1]. Sometimes, the presence of microorganisms is essential like in the growth factors of insects and animals.
AB - It is significantly accepted that microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast, fungi, and algae inhabit our world, which dominate us in number and size. We only happen to wander for a certain period of time in their world. In spite of our own cell count, even our own body is outnumbered by 10:1 microbial cells and we are living only because we can accept this fact and seek to coexist [1]. Sometimes, the presence of microorganisms is essential like in the growth factors of insects and animals.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85144959337
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85144959337#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-15-4630-3_2
DO - 10.1007/978-981-15-4630-3_2
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85144959337
T3 - Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials
SP - 13
EP - 31
BT - Materials Horizons
PB - Springer Nature
ER -