Evaluation of antimicrobial effects of novel implant materials by testing the prevention of biofilm formation using a simple small scale medium-throughput growth inhibition assay

Biofouling

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-277

  Patenge, N ^a   Arndt, K ^a   Eggert, T ^a   Zietz, C ^a   Kreikemeyer, B ^a   Bader, R ^a   Nebe, B ^a   Stranak, V ^b   Hippler, R ^b   Podbielski, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

biofilm; copper; implant infection; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; surface modification; titanium

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; COPPER; TITANIUM;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CATION; COLONIZATION; COPPER; DENTAL HEALTH; DISEASE TREATMENT; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COPPER; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TITANIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84859480714     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.671305     Document Type: Article

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