2016 journal article

Evaluation of silver-titanium implants activated by low intensity direct current for orthopedic infection control: An in vitro and in vivo study

JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS, 104(5), 1023–1031.

By: D. Cavanaugh*, Z. Tan n, J. Norris*, A. Hardee n, P. Weinhold n, L. Dahners*, P. Orndorff n, R. Shirwaiker n

author keywords: prosthetic infection; oligodynamic silver; antimicrobial implant; electrical activation
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Femur / microbiology; Femur / surgery; Implants, Experimental; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Silver / chemistry; Silver / pharmacology; Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control; Staphylococcus aureus / growth & development; Titanium / chemistry; Titanium / pharmacology
TL;DR: In vivo, none of the four groups were able to prevent wound infection, but the experimental group resulted in reduced colonization, and the antimicrobial potential of LIDC-activated Ag-Ti implants is demonstrated. (via Semantic Scholar)
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