Title :
Silver coated bioactive glass particles for wound healing applications
Author :
Hassanzadeh, P. ; Wren, A.W. ; Towler, M.R.
Author_Institution :
Alfred Univ., Alfred, NY, USA
Abstract :
Silver-coated bioglass expected to be a very good candidate as an antibacterial biomaterial. It seemed to show significant antibacterial properties against E. coli and S. epidermidis. Also, the smaller glass particles exhibited larger surface area, which led to the larger concentration of silver release. As a result, larger inhibitions zones were observed in small particle size of the glass versus the larger particle size.
Keywords :
antibacterial activity; biomedical materials; cellular biophysics; coatings; glass; microorganisms; particle size; patient treatment; silver; skin; Ag-SiO2; E. coli; S. epidermidis; antibacterial biomaterial; inhibition zones; particle size; silver coated bioactive glass particles; surface area; wound healing applications; Anti-bacterial; Glass; Ions; Silver; Surface morphology; Wounds;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2012 38th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1141-0
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2012.6207077
