Title :
Nano-BaSO4: A Novel Bacteriostatic Polymer Additive
Author :
Aninwene, George E. ; Webster, Thomas J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
Hospital acquired infections remain a major costly problem. This study sought to understand how incorporating nano-barium sulfate into pellethane composites affect the physical properties and antimicrobial nature of the resulting polymers. The results of this study showed that the incorporation of nano-barium sulfate into pellethane polymers yielded polymers which had enhanced antimicrobial properties, yet had similar hydrodynamic properties compared to pellethane polymers with standard barium sulfate.
Keywords :
antibacterial activity; barium compounds; biomedical materials; diseases; hydrodynamics; materials preparation; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; nanomedicine; polymers; BaSO4; antimicrobial nature; bacteriostatic polymer additive; enhanced antimicrobial property; hospital acquired infections; hydrodynamic property; nanobarium sulfate incorporation; pellethane composite; pellethane polymer; physical property; standard barium sulfate; Barium; Educational institutions; Electron tubes; Hospitals; Microorganisms; Polymers; Water; Antimicrobial; Hospital Acquired Infections; Nano-BaSO4; Nanoparticles;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2013 39th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4928-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2013.117
