An overview of the methodological approach to the in vitro study of anti-infective biomaterials

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 800-816

  Campoccia, Davide ^a   Cangini, Ilaria ^a,b   Selan, Laura ^c   Vercellino, Marco ^d   Montanaro, Lucio ^a,b   Visai, Livia ^d,e   Arciola, Carla Renata ^a,b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti infective biomaterials; Bacterial adhesion; Biofilm; Implant infections

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE BIOMATERIAL; ANTI-INFECTIVES; BACTERIAL ADHESION; DEVASTATING EFFECTS; IMPLANT INFECTIONS; IN-VITRO; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM; PROPERTY; VITRO STUDIES;

BIOMATERIALS;

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; 4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADHESIN; ALBUMIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LEWIS ACID; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; RESAZURIN; UREASE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BIOMATERIAL ASSOCIATED INFECTION; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL GROWTH; CERAMICS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLATE COUNT; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84870495781     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000140     Document Type: Review

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