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Standardized reactors for the study of medical biofilms: a review of the principles and latest modifications

Inês B. GomesLEPABE – Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0731-3662View further author information
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Ana MeirelesLEPABE – Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-6301View further author information
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Ana L. GonçalvesLEPABE – Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0691-9646View further author information
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Darla M. GoeresCenter for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-9616View further author information
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Jelmer SjollemaUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Groningen, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0714-3082View further author information
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Lúcia C. SimõesLEPABE – Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4893-1985View further author information
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Manuel SimõesLEPABE – Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 657-670 | Received 09 Jun 2017, Accepted 07 Sep 2017, Published online: 27 Sep 2017

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