Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NJ (INC)

Amount

$427,600.00

Award Date

7/22/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

A major risk associated with implanted medical devices is their high rate of infection. Bacteria that colonize medical devices form matrix-encased biofilms that resist antimicrobial therapy and are often difficult or impossible to eradicate. The extracell