Bacterial adherence to bioinert and bioactive materials studied in vitro

Authors

  • Masayoshi Oga
  • Takeshi Arizono
  • Yoichi Sugioka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679308993623

Abstract

In vitro, bioinert stainless steel and titanium alloy, and bioactive sintered hydroxyapatite and hydroxyapatite-coated titanium materials were exposed to Staphylococcus epidermidis to study bacterial adhesion. Scanning electron microscopy showed that fibrous strands interconnected the adherent bacteria, and that background matrix enclosed bacterial colonies. This adherent mode of growth may reduce the susceptibility of the bacteria to host clearance mechanisms and antibiotic therapy. Adherence assays revealed that bacterial adherence to sintered hydroxyapatite was higher than to the other 3 materials.

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Published

1993-01-01

How to Cite

Oga, M., Arizono, T., & Sugioka, Y. (1993). Bacterial adherence to bioinert and bioactive materials studied in vitro. Acta Orthopaedica, 64(3), 273–276. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679308993623

Issue

Acta Orthopaedica, Volume 64, Issue 3 (1993)

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Acta Orthopaedica (Scandinavica) content is available freely online as from volume 1, 1930. The journal owner owns the copyright for all material published until volume 80, 2009. As of June 2009, the journal has however been published fully Open Access, meaning the authors retain copyright to their work. As of June 2009, articles have been published under CC-BY-NC or CC-BY licenses, unless otherwise specified.
 
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