Lasioglossin-III : antimicrobial characterization and feasibility study for immobilization applications

• Main Authors: Mishra, Biswajit, Basu, Anindya, Saravanan, Rathi, Xiang, Li, Yang, Lim Kai, Leong, Susanna Su Jan
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Bacteria
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97411; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10057
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Prevalent bacterial colonization and subsequent biofilm formation in biomedical implants demand for improved antimicrobial properties of these devices. To address this problem, immobilizing antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) on implants is a promising solution because of their biocompatibility and lesser...