Nano-BaSO4: A novel antimicrobial additive to pellethane

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages 1197-1205

  Aninwene II, George E ^a   Stout, David ^b   Yang, Zifan ^b   Webster, Thomas J ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial polymer; Dynamic contact microbial testing; Hospital acquired infections; Radiopaque agent; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYETHERURETHAN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; POLYURETHAN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER; DRUG EFFECT; DYNAMIC CONTACT MICROBIAL TESTING; HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; RADIOPAQUE AGENT; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BARIUM SULFATE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOPARTICLES; POLYURETHANES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER; DYNAMIC CONTACT MICROBIAL TESTING; HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; RADIOPAQUE AGENT; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 84875519893     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S40300     Document Type: Article

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