Biomaterial-Related Infections

• Beste egile batzuk: Rodrigues, Célia F. (Argitaratzailea), Martins, Natália (Argitaratzailea)
• Formatua: Baliabide elektronikoa Liburu kapitulua
• Hizkuntza: ingelesa
• Argitaratua: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Gaiak: Medicine; Candida; biofilms; diabetes; medical devices; candidiasis; metabolic disorder; hyperglycemia; infection; Candida glabrata; candidemia; echinocandins; resistance; micafungin; caspofungin; in vivo; titanium dioxide; nanotubes; autoclaving; titanium alloy; biocompatibility; wettability; mechanical properties; silver nanoparticles; titanium dioxide nanotubes; silver ions release; biointegration; antimicrobial activity; polyethylene terephthalate; PET; electrospinning; nanofibers; antimicrobial agents; Taguchi method; antimicrobial efficiency; cold atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (CAPJ); Escherichia coli; DNA double-strand breaks; scanning electron microscopy; Ti6Al4V implants; anodization process; XPS; genotoxicity assessment; anti-inflammatory properties; oral biofilm; infection control; Streptococcus mutans; Candida spp.; natural compounds; antimicrobial resistance; n/a
• Sarrera elektronikoa: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The use of medical devices (e.g., catheters, implants, and probes) is a common and essential part of medical care for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. However, these devices quite frequently lead to the incidence of infections due to the colonization of their abiotic surfaces by biofilm-gro...