The effect of silver or gallium doped titanium against the multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.

This study demonstrates the possibility of successfully doping the surface of titanium with gallium or silver, using the ASD technique; this approach can provide antibacterial properties and maintain high osseo-integrative potential. PMID: 26708086 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26708086?dopt=Abstract

Source: Biomaterials - December 2, 2015 Category: Materials Science Authors: Cochis A, Azzimonti B, Della Valle C, De Giglio E, Bloise N, Visai L, Cometa S, Rimondini L, Chiesa R Tags: Biomaterials Source Type: research