A Novel Organo-Selenium Bandage that Inhibits Biofilm Development in a Wound by Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Wound Pathogens

• Main Authors: Phat L. Tran (Author), Saurabh Patel (Author), Abdul N. Hamood (Author), Tyler Enos (Author), Thomas Mosley (Author), Courtney Jarvis (Author), Akash Desai (Author), Pamela Lin (Author), Ted W. Reid (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: MDPI AG, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Biofilm formation in wounds is a serious problem which inhibits proper wound healing. One possible contributor to biofilm formation in a wound is the bacteria growing within the overlying bandage. To test this mechanism, we used bandages that contained a coating of organo-selenium that was covalentl...