Evaluation of laser bacterial anti ‐fouling of transparent nanocrystalline yttria‐stabilized‐zirconia cranial implant

ConclusionsOur results show that E. coli biofilm formation across the thickness of the nc‐YSZ implant can be disrupted using NIR laser treatment. The results of this in vitro study suggest that using nc‐YSZ as a cranial implant in vivo may also allow for locally selective, non‐invasive, chronic treatment of bacterial layers (fouling) that might form under cranial implants, without causing adverse thermal damage to the underlying host tissue when appropriate laser parameters are used. Lasers Surg. Med. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine - July 7, 2016 Category: Laser Surgery Authors: Yasaman Damestani, Natalie De Howitt, David L. Halaney, Javier E. Garay, Guillermo Aguilar Tags: Basic Science Source Type: research