Color changing bioadhesive barrier for peripherally inserted central catheters

• Main Authors: Djordjevic, Ivan, Ellis, Elizabeth, Singh, Juhi, Naziruddin Ali, Pena, Edgar M., Rajarethinam, Ravisankar, Manikandan, Lakshmanan, Goh, Jason, Lim, Sierin, Steele, Terry W. J.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Intravenous catheter; Polycaprolactone bioadhesive; Antibacterial barrier; Infection colorimetric indicator; UVA crosslinking
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173828
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Bacteria migration at catheter insertion sites presents a serious complication (bacteraemia) with high mortality rates. One strategy to mediate bacteraemia is a physical barrier at the skin-catheter interface. Herein a colorimetric biosensor adhesive (CathoGlu) is designed and evaluated for both col...