ArticleMaterials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications2012
Antimicrobial Particulate Silver Coatings on Stainless Steel Implants for Fracture Management.
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- Application of Antimicrobial Peptides on Biomedical Implants: Three Ways to Pursue Peptide Coatings.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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- Characterisation of the Chemical Composition and Structural Features of Novel Antimicrobial Nanoparticles.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- Mechanical degradation of TiO2 nanotubes with and without nanoparticulate silver coating.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2016Article
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Abstract
We have used particulate silver coating on stainless steel to prevent in vivo bacterial infection. Stainless steel is commonly used as an implant material for fracture management. The antimicrobial use of silver has been well documented and studied, therefore the novelty of this research is the use of a particulate coating as well as facing the real world challenges of a fracture repair implant. The variable parameters for applying the coating were time of deposition, silver solution concentration, voltage applied, heat treatment temperature between 400 to 500 °C and time. The resultant coating is shown to be non-toxic to human osteoblasts using an MTT assay for proliferation and SEM images for morphology. In vitro silver release studies of various treatments were done using simulated body fluid. The bactericidal effects were tested by challenging the coatings with P. aeruginosa in a bioreactor and compared against uncoated stainless steel. A 13-fold reduction in bacteria was observed at 24 hours and proved to be statistically significant.
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