Antifungal effect of electrospun nanofibers containing cetylpyridinium chloride against Candida albicans

• Main Authors: Valdirene Alves dos SANTOS (Author), Patricia Verônica Aulestia VIERA (Author), Adriano Marim de OLIVEIRA (Author), Maria Helena Ambrosio ZANIN (Author), Maria Aparecida BORSATTI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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It is known that cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) has in vitro and in vivo antifungal action against Candida albicans, with advantages over other common antiseptics. A CPC delivery-controlled system, transported in polymer nanofibers (PVP/PMMA), was developed to increase the bioavailability of the dru...