Antimicrobial Polymeric Composites with Embedded Nanotextured Magnesium Oxide
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis and Processing
2.2. Composite Characterization
2.3. Magnesium Release from MgO/Polymer Composites
2.4. Quantification of Released Magnesium
2.5. Characterisation of Composites after Exposure to Physiological Solution
2.6. Metabolic Activity of Attached Bacteria
2.7. Viability of Attached Bacteria
2.8. Lethal Potential for Planktonic Bacteria
2.9. Haemolysis Assay
2.10. Morphology of RBCs or Bacteria on Coatings
2.11. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Structural Properties of MgO/Polymer Composites
3.2. Release of MgO MRs from the MgO/Polymer Composites under In Vitro Physiological Conditions
3.3. Antibacterial Properties of the MgO/Polymer Composite Coatings
3.4. The Impact of the MgO/PLGA Composites on Red Blood Cells
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Aničić, N.; Kurtjak, M.; Jeverica, S.; Suvorov, D.; Vukomanović, M. Antimicrobial Polymeric Composites with Embedded Nanotextured Magnesium Oxide. Polymers 2021, 13, 2183. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym13132183
Aničić N, Kurtjak M, Jeverica S, Suvorov D, Vukomanović M. Antimicrobial Polymeric Composites with Embedded Nanotextured Magnesium Oxide. Polymers. 2021; 13(13):2183. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym13132183
Chicago/Turabian StyleAničić, Nemanja, Mario Kurtjak, Samo Jeverica, Danilo Suvorov, and Marija Vukomanović. 2021. "Antimicrobial Polymeric Composites with Embedded Nanotextured Magnesium Oxide" Polymers 13, no. 13: 2183. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym13132183