Antibacterial coatings on titanium implants

L Zhao, PK Chu, Y Zhang, Z Wu - Journal of Biomedical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Titanium and titanium alloys are key biomedical materials because of their good
biocompatibility and mechanical properties. Nevertheless, infection on and around titanium …

The effect of chemotherapeutic agents on contaminated titanium surfaces: a systematic review

VI Ntrouka, DE Slot, A Louropoulou… - Clinical oral implants …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To systematically collect and evaluate the existing evidence for the abilities of
different chemotherapeutic agents to decontaminate biofilm‐contaminated titanium surfaces …

Titanium corrosion mechanisms in the oral environment: a retrieval study

DC Rodrigues, P Valderrama, TG Wilson Jr, K Palmer… - Materials, 2013 - mdpi.com
Corrosion of titanium dental implants has been associated with implant failure and is
considered one of the triggering factors for peri-implantitis. This corrosion is concerning …

Chitosan/polyethylene glycol fumarate blend film: Physical and antibacterial properties

AH Doulabi, H Mirzadeh, M Imani, N Samadi - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of this work was to prepare chitosan/polyethylene glycol fumarate
(chitosan/PEGF) blend films as wound dressings and to evaluate the influence of …

Implant decontamination with 2% chlorhexidine during surgical peri‐implantitis treatment: a randomized, double‐blind, controlled trial

YCM De Waal, GM Raghoebar… - Clinical oral implants …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this randomized, double‐blind, controlled trial was to evaluate the
clinical, radiographic, and microbiological effects of implant surface decontamination with a …

In vitro investigation of the effect of oral bacteria in the surface oxidation of dental implants

S Sridhar, TG Wilson Jr, KL Palmer… - … implant dentistry and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Bacteria are major contributors to the rising number of dental implant failures.
Inflammation secondary to bacterial colonization and bacterial biofilm is a major etiological …

The effect of chemotherapeutic agents on titanium‐adherent biofilms

V Ntrouka, M Hoogenkamp, E Zaura… - Clinical oral implants …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of different chemotherapeutic agents on biofilm‐
contaminated titanium surfaces. Material and methods: This study used a recently described …

Ultrastructure and morphology of biofilms on thermoplastic orthodontic appliances in 'fast'and 'slow'plaque formers

B Low, W Lee, CJ Seneviratne… - … European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the morphological features and distribution of
biofilms on Invisalign orthodontic appliances, in a sample of 'slow'and 'fast'plaque formers …

Microscopic techniques to evaluate the biofilm formation ability of a marine bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa PFL‐P1 on different substrata

KU Mahto, S Das - Microscopy Research and Technique, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm formation in bacteria is strongly affected by the nature of substrata. Different substrata
such as glass, polystyrene, steel, ceramic, and rubber were used to assess the biofilm …

Bioinspired antibacterial surface for orthopedic and dental implants

DT Elliott, RJ Wiggins, R Dua - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial infections still present a significant concern in orthopedic and dental implant
failure. Previous investigations have focused on modifying the surface texture, roughness, or …