Preparation of antimicrobial sutures by preirradiation grafting onto polypropylene monofilament

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1698-1703

  Gupta, Bhuvanesh ^a   Jain, Rachna ^a   Singh, Harpal ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Acrylonitrile; Antimicrobial; Polypropylene; Radiation grafting; Suture

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; ACRYLONITRILE MONOMERS; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIMICROBIAL; ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS; BACTERIAL GROWTHS; CARBOXYLIC GROUPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI); GRAFTING ONTO; GRAM POSITIVES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; KLEBSIELLA; NITRILE GROUPS; POST-OPERATIVE DAYS; PRE IRRADIATIONS; RADIATION GRAFTING; S. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUTURE; TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDES; ZONE OF INHIBITIONS;

BACTERIOLOGY; CYANIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; THERMOPLASTICS;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; MONOFILAMENT; MONOMER; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE;

EID: 64149085449     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1146     Document Type: Article

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