Nano metallic-oxides as antimicrobials for implant coatings

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 493-494, Issue , 2012, Pages 489-494

  Memarzadeh, K ^a,b   Vargas, M ^a   Huang, J ^b   Fan, J ^b   Allaker, R P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Metal oxides; Nanoparticles; Tungsten oxide; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

BIOCERAMICS; COATINGS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL IMPLANTS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; ORTHOPEDICS; ZINC OXIDE;

ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; ANTIMICROBIAL; METAL OXIDES; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION (MBC); MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TUNGSTEN OXIDE;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 81555200485     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.493-494.489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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