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1. Rapid Coating Process Generates Omniphobic Dentures in Minutes to Reduce

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Anna, Waterhouse, Daniel C, Leslie, Kayla, Lightbown, Daniel, Antonoff, Shanda, Lightbown, Nikolaos, Dimitrakakis, Julia B, Hicks-Berthet, Cheyene N, Leslie, Michael, Super, Donald E, Ingber, and Marc B, Ackerman

Abstract

Localized infections caused by biofilm formation on dentures pose a serious health risk for patients, especially the elderly, as they can lead to complications such as pneumonia. Daily enzymatic denture cleaners do not fully prevent biofilm formation on dentures. Here we developed a rapid coating process to apply a liquid repellent surface to dentures in ∼5 min and demonstrated a significant 225-fold reduction of

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2021

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