ArticleBone & joint research2017
Non-contact electromagnetic induction heating for eradicating bacteria and yeasts on biomaterials and possible relevance to orthopaedic implant infections:
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- Antimicrobial resistance in orthopedics: microbial insights, clinical impact, and the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach-a review.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Review
- Induction heating combined with antibiotics or SAAP-148 effectively reduces biofilm-embedded Staphylococcus aureus on a fracture-related implant mimic.Bone & joint research · 2025Article
- Biofilm on total joint replacement materials can be reduced through electromagnetic induction heating using a portable device.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Antibiotic Augmentation of Thermal Eradication ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Effect of non-contact induction heating on HA coatings and bone cement, an ex vivo study.F1000Research · 2024Article
- Induction Heating Triggers Antibiotic Release and Synergistic Bacterial Killing on Polymer-Coated Titanium Surfaces.Advanced healthcare materials · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of mechanical cleaning, antibiotics, and induction heating on eradication ofBone & joint research · 2022Article
- Antimicrobial rationing in orthopaedic surgery.Bone & joint research · 2020Article
- Debridement for prosthetic joint infections: future therapies.Bone & joint research · 2020Article
- Induction heating for eradicatingBone & joint research · 2020Article
- Segmental induction heating of orthopaedic metal implants.Bone & joint research · 2018Article
- The biological response to laser-aided direct metal-coated Titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V).Bone & joint research · 2018Article
- Remote acoustic sensing as a safety mechanism during exposure of metal implants to alternating magnetic fields.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesInfection of implants is a major problem in elective and trauma surgery. Heating is an effective way to reduce the bacterial load in food preparation, and studies on hyperthermia treatment for cancer have shown that it is possible to heat metal objects with pulsed electromagnetic fields selectively (PEMF), also known as induction heating. We therefore set out to answer the following research question: is non-contact induction heating of metallic implants effective in reducing bacterial load
methodsTitanium alloy cylinders (Ti6Al4V) were exposed to PEMF from an induction heater with maximum 2000 watts at 27 kHz after being contaminated with five different types of micro-organisms:
resultsThere was an average linear heating rate of 0.39°C per second up to the target temperature, and thereafter the target temperature was maintained until the end of the experiment. At 60°C and higher (duration 3.5 minutes), there was a 6-log reduction or higher for every micro-organism tested. At 60°C, we found that the shortest duration of effective induction heating was 1.5 minutes. This resulted in a 5-log reduction or higher for every micro-organism tested.
conclusionNon-contact induction heating of a titanium disk is effective in reducing bacterial load
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