The clinical challenge that research on antibacterial coatings faces nowadays is the need of reduction of resistant bacterial infections, major source of implant rejection and repeated surgery. In order to avoid microorganisms attachment and biofilm formation, coating materials on medical devices have been developed with shortcomings represented by short-term durability and induction of new mechanisms of bacterial resistance. Graphene-based films and hydrogel could represent the next generation protective coatings due to their excellent mechanical, chemical and thermal properties, high nanoparticle adsorption and antibacterial action.
The future development of bacteria fighting medical devices: the role of graphene oxide / Palmieri, Valentina; Papi, Massimiliano; Conti, Claudio; Ciasca, Gabriele; Maulucci, Giuseppe; De Spirito, Marco. - In: EXPERT REVIEW OF MEDICAL DEVICES. - ISSN 1743-4440. - STAMPA. - 13:11(2016), pp. 1013-1019. [10.1080/17434440.2016.1245612]
The future development of bacteria fighting medical devices: the role of graphene oxide
CONTI, CLAUDIO;
2016
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The clinical challenge that research on antibacterial coatings faces nowadays is the need of reduction of resistant bacterial infections, major source of implant rejection and repeated surgery. In order to avoid microorganisms attachment and biofilm formation, coating materials on medical devices have been developed with shortcomings represented by short-term durability and induction of new mechanisms of bacterial resistance. Graphene-based films and hydrogel could represent the next generation protective coatings due to their excellent mechanical, chemical and thermal properties, high nanoparticle adsorption and antibacterial action.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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