Bactericidal and antioxidant bacterial cellulose hydrogels doped with chitosan as potential urinary tract infection biomedical agent
Danica Zmejkoski, Zoran Marković, Nemanja Zdravković, Dijana Trišić, Milica Budimir, Sanja Kuzman, Natalia Kozyrovska, I. V. Orlovska, Nikola Bugárová, Đ. Petrović, Mária Kováčová, Angela Kleinová, Zdenko Špitálský, Vladimir B. Pavlović, Biljana M. Todorović Marković
Abstract
) show bactericidal effect. The morphology analysis of bacteria after the application of BC-Chi shows that they are flattened with a rough surface, with a tendency to agglomerate and with decreased length and width. All obtained results show that BC-Chi composites might be considered as potential biomedical agents in treatment of UTIs and CAUTIs and as a urinary catheter coating in encrustation prevention.
Topics & Concepts
Proteus mirabilisChitosanSelf-healing hydrogelsKlebsiella pneumoniaeBacterial celluloseCelluloseBacteriaPseudomonas aeruginosaMicrobiologyChemistryMaterials scienceEscherichia coliBiologyPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryGeneticsGeneAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesMicroencapsulation and Drying ProcessesUrinary Tract Infections Management