Silver nanoparticles and polymeric medical devices: a new approach to prevention of infection?

Furno, Franck; Morley, Kelly S; Wong, Ben; Sharp, Barry L; Arnold, Polly L; Howdle, Steven M; Bayston, Roger; Brown, Paul D; Winship, Peter D; Reid, Helen J

Furno, Franck; Morley, Kelly S; Wong, Ben; Sharp, Barry L; Arnold, Polly L; Howdle, Steven M; Bayston, Roger; Brown, Paul D; Winship, Peter D; Reid, Helen J.

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Furno F; Biomaterials-Related Infection Group, School of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.

J Antimicrob Chemother ; 54(6): 1019-24, 2004 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15537697

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology; Nanostructures/chemistry; Prostheses and Implants/microbiology; Silicone Elastomers/pharmacology; Silver/pharmacology; Staphylococcus epidermidis/drug effects; Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry; Bacterial Adhesion/drug effects; Biocompatible Materials; Carbon Dioxide; Humans; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Silicone Elastomers/chemistry; Silver/chemistry; Staphylococcal Infections/prevention & control; Staphylococcus epidermidis/growth & development; Staphylococcus epidermidis/physiology

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prostheses and Implants / Silicone Elastomers / Silver / Staphylococcus epidermidis / Nanostructures / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Evaluation_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2004 Type: Article

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