Impact of heat on nanocrystalline silver dressings: Part I: Chemical and biological properties

Biomaterials

Volumn 26, Issue 35, 2005, Pages 7221-7229

  Taylor, P L ^a   Ussher, A L ^a   Burrell, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antimicrobial; Bioactivity; In vitro test; Nanocrystalline; Silver

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; SILVER; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ANTIBACTERIAL; ANTIMICROBIAL; BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS; IN VITRO TEST;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

SILVER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEAT TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY; WOUND DRESSING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANDAGES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HEAT; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 23644435470     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.05.040     Document Type: Article

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