Antibacterial properties of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive: Does the polymerization reaction play a role

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 341-344

  Romero, Ivana L ^a,d   Malta, João B N S ^a,b   Silva, Cely B ^a   Mimica, Lycia M J ^a   Soong, Kaz H ^b   Hida, Richard Y ^a,c  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Cyanoacrylate; Tissue adhesive

Indexed keywords

2 CYANOACRYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; ENBUCRILATE; ETHYL 2-CYANOACRYLATE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CYANOACRYLATES; ENBUCRILATE; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 70149096200     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.55065     Document Type: Article

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