Biodegradable polycaprolactone-titania nanocomposites: Preparation, characterization and antimicrobial properties

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 9249-9266

  Muñoz Bonilla, Alexandra ^a   Cerrada, María L ^a   Fernández García, Marta ^a   Kubacka, Anna ^b   Ferrer, Manuel ^b   Fernández García, Marcos ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Nanocomposites; Polycaprolactone; Thermal properties; Titania

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLYESTER; TITANIUM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MATERIAL STATE; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYESTERS; SCATTERING, SMALL ANGLE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84877333985     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14059249     Document Type: Article

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