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Infection Mitigation Efficacy of Photoactive Titania on Orthopedic Implant Materials
Joint Authors
Hershey, Ryan
Goel, Vijay K.
Aboelzahab, Asem
Azad, Abdul-Majeed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In order to impede infection and achieve accelerated wound healing in the postorthopaedic surgery patients, a simple and benign procedure for creating nanotubular or nanofibrillar structure of photoactive TiO2 on the surface of Ti plates and wires is described.
The nanoscale TiO2 films on titanium were grown by hydrothermal processing in one case and by anodization in the presence of dilute mineral acids under mild and benign conditions in the other.
Confocal microscopy results demonstrated at least 50% reduction in the population of E.
coli colonies (concentration 2.15 × 107 cells/mL) on TiO2-coated implants upon an IR exposure of up to 30 s; it required ∼20 min of exposure to UV beam for the same effect.
These findings suggest the probability of eliminating wound infection during and after orthopedic surgical procedures by brief illumination of photoactive titania films on the implants with an IR beam.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Azad, Abdul-Majeed& Hershey, Ryan& Aboelzahab, Asem& Goel, Vijay K.. 2011. Infection Mitigation Efficacy of Photoactive Titania on Orthopedic Implant Materials. Advances in Orthopedics،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Azad, Abdul-Majeed…[et al.]. Infection Mitigation Efficacy of Photoactive Titania on Orthopedic Implant Materials. Advances in Orthopedics No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Azad, Abdul-Majeed& Hershey, Ryan& Aboelzahab, Asem& Goel, Vijay K.. Infection Mitigation Efficacy of Photoactive Titania on Orthopedic Implant Materials. Advances in Orthopedics. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481687
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481687