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Nanocomposited silicone hydrogels with a laser-assisted surface modification for inhibiting the growth of bacterial biofilm

Published:2015 Issue:16 Volume:3 Page:3234-3241
ISSN:2050-750X
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry B
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. B

Author:

Yin P.¹²³⁴,Huang G. B.¹²³⁴,Tse W. H.⁵²³⁴,Bao Y. G.⁶²³⁴,Denstedt J.⁶²³⁴,Zhang J.¹²³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

2. University of Western Ontario

3. London

4. Canada

5. Department of Medical Biophysics

6. Department of Surgery in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Abstract

Compared to the commercial silicone catheters, the nanocomposited silicone hydrogel with a laser-assisted surface modification can reduce the growth of bacteria from 1.20 × 10⁶ CFU cm⁻² to 3.69 × 10⁵ CFU cm⁻², almost an order of magnitude.

Funder

Canada Foundation for Innovation

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Biomedical Engineering,General Chemistry,General Medicine

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2015/TB/C4TB01871K

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