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Figure 3. Assessment of biofilm resistant polymer in situ.
a, A patient intubated with an EGDPEA:DEGMA coated ETT. b, Bacterial attachment and biofilm formation on an uncoated ETT surface. c, The polymer coating reduces bacterial attachment to an ETT surface.