Combining in the melt physical and biological properties of poly(caprolactone) and chlorhexidine to obtain antimicrobial surgical monofilaments

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-109

  Scaffaro, R ^a   Botta, L ^a   Sanfilippo, M ^a   Gallo, G ^a   Palazzolo, G ^a   Puglia, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial filaments; Chlorhexidine; Melt processing; Poly(caprolactone)

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRAINS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; CELL VIABILITY; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE DIACETATE; CRITICAL PROBLEMS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FIBRE SURFACES; HUMAN FIBROBLAST; IN-VITRO; MECHANICAL TESTS; MEDICAL DEVICES; MELT PROCESSING; MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSAYS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; ORGANIC THERMOPLASTICS; RELEASE KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SINGLE-STEP; SOLUBILISATION; THERMAL PROFILES; TOXIC EFFECT;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CELL CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROORGANISMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FIBERS;

CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; POLYCAPROLACTONE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; MELT; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUBILIZATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBROBLAST; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYESTERS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 84872322573     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4283-x     Document Type: Article

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