| Title |
Adherence ability of Staphylococcus epidermidis on prosthetic biomaterials: an in vitro study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Nanomedicine, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijn.s51994 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Takayuki Shida, Hironobu Koseki, Itaru Yoda, Hidehiko Horiuchi, Hideyuki Sakoda, Makoto Osaki |
| Abstract |
Bacterial adhesion to the surface of biomaterials is an essential step in the pathogenesis of implant-related infections. In this in vitro research, we evaluated the ability of Staphylococcus epidermidis to adhere to the surface of solid biomaterials, including oxidized zirconium-niobium alloy (Oxinium), cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy, titanium alloy, commercially pure titanium, and stainless steel, and performed a biomaterial-to-biomaterial comparison. The test specimens were physically analyzed to quantitatively determine the viable adherent density of the S. epidermidis strain RP62A (American Type Culture Collection [ATCC] 35984). Field emission scanning electron microscope and laser microscope examination revealed a featureless, smooth surface in all specimens (average roughness <10 nm). The amounts of S. epidermidis that adhered to the biomaterial were significantly lower for Oxinium and the cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy than for commercially pure titanium. These results suggest that Oxinium and cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy are less susceptible to bacterial adherence and are less inclined to infection than other materials of a similar degree of smoothness. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Russia | 1 | 2% |
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 53 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 14% |
| Researcher | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 19% |
| Unknown | 11 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 20% |
| Materials Science | 8 | 14% |
| Engineering | 7 | 12% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Unknown | 15 | 25% |
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