Antibacterial activity of bone cement containing quaternary ammonium polyethyleneimine nanoparticles

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 854-855

  Beyth, Shaul ^a   Polak, David ^a   Milgrom, Charles ^a   Weiss, Ervin I ^a   Matanis, Stoyan ^a   Beyth, Nurit ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Cationic polymers; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NANOPARTICLE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TOOTH CEMENT;

BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOMASS; DENTAL CEMENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84894044825     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt441     Document Type: Letter

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