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See Latest ArticlesThe growing importance of materials that prevent microbial adhesion: antimicrobial effect of medical devices containing silver
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 06/18/09
Monteiro DR et al. - This review focuses on the mechanisms of various silver forms as antimicrobial agents against different microorganisms and biofilms as well as the dissociation of silver ions and the resulting reduction in antimicrobial efficacy for medical devices. This work suggests that the characteristics of released silver ions depend on the nature of the silver antimicrobial used and the polymer matrix. In addition, the elementary silver, silver zeolite and silver nanoparticles, used in polymers or as coatings could be used as antimicrobial biomaterials for a variety of promising applications.
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