CHIMIA (Apr 2018)

Ag Nanoencapsulation for Antimicrobial Applications

  • Sarah-Luise Abram,
  • Jacinthe Gagnon,
  • Magdalena Priebe,
  • Nelly Hérault,
  • Katharina M. Fromm

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2018.249
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 72, no. 4

Abstract

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Biomaterial-related infections remain a significant challenge in medicine. Antimicrobial materials on the basis of Ag nanoparticles represent a promising solution for this issue. Therefore several Ag-containing nanocontainers and nanorattles have been synthesized and characterized that exhibit remarkable control over the release of Ag+ as antimicrobial active species. Their biological evaluation against prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic cells reveals that they fulfill the prerequisites for applications as antimicrobial implant coatings.

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