Surface immobilization of nano-silver on polymeric medical devices to prevent bacterial biofilm formation

• Main Authors: Riau, Andri Kartasasmita, Aung, Thet Tun, Setiawan, Melina, Yang, Liang, Yam, Gary Hin Fai, Beuerman, Roger W., Venkatraman, Subbu Subramanian, Mehta, Jodhbir Singh
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Silver; Toxicity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85341; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49804
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Bacterial biofilm on medical devices is difficult to eradicate. Many have capitalized the anti-infective capability of silver ions (Ag+) by incorporating nano-silver (nAg) in a biodegradable coating, which is then laid on polymeric medical devices. However, such coating can be subjected to premature...