The effect of standoff distance and surface roughness on biofilm disruption using cavitation

N. Vyas; R. L. Sammons; S. A. Kuehne; C. Johansson; V. Stenport; Q. X. Wang; A. D. Walmsley

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0236428

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The effect of standoff distance and surface roughness on biofilm disruption using cavitation

N. Vyas,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5112-9099

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R. L. Sammons,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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S. A. Kuehne,

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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C. Johansson,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Prosthetic Dentistry/Dental Materials Science, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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V. Stenport,

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Prosthetic Dentistry/Dental Materials Science, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Q. X. Wang,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Mathematics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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A. D. Walmsley

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: a.d.walmsley@bham.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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The effect of standoff distance and surface roughness on biofilm disruption using cavitation

N. Vyas,
R. L. Sammons,
S. A. Kuehne,
C. Johansson,
V. Stenport,
Q. X. Wang,
A. D. Walmsley

Published: July 30, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236428

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