Characterization, antibiofilm and biocompatibility properties of chitosan hydrogels loaded with silver nanoparticles and ampicillin: an alternative protection to central venous catheters
Montserrat López-Carrizales, Esmeralda Mendoza‐Mendoza, René D. Peralta, Mario Alberto Pérez-Díaz, Diana Patricia Portales‐Pérez, Martín Magaña-Aquino, Antonio Aragón‐Piña, Ramiro Infante, Enrique Díaz Barriga‐Castro, Roberto Sánchez‐Sánchez, Gabriel Alejandro Martínez-Castañón, Fidel Martínez‐Gutiérrez
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsStaphylococcus epidermidisChitosanChemistryBiocompatibilityBiofilmAcinetobacter baumanniiEnterococcus faecalisSilver nanoparticleAmpicillinAntimicrobialMicrobiologyEnterococcus faeciumNuclear chemistryStaphylococcus aureusNanoparticleMaterials scienceAntibioticsBiochemistryNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryBacteriaEscherichia coliGeneticsGenePseudomonas aeruginosaBiologyCentral Venous Catheters and HemodialysisBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingVibrio bacteria research studies