Influence of surface roughness on silicone rubber voice prostheses on in vitro biofilm formation and clinical lifetime in laryngectomised patients.
K J D A BuijssenJ J H OosterhofL BasilM WatersM A DuitsH J BusscherH C van der MeiBernard F A M van der LaanPublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2017)
This combined in vitro and clinical study suggests that the choice of material and in particular its surface finishing may be determining factors with respect to the clinical lifetime of silicone rubber implants and devices failing due to biofilm formation.