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MATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma12030423
Keywords
Zinc; silver-doped mesoporous glass; chitosan; PCL; Vicryl Plus suture; dip coating
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- EU Horizon 2020 framework project COACH (ITN-ETN) [642557]
- German Science Foundation [DFG Go598]
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Resorbable (Vicryl((R)) Plus) sutures were coated with zinc-doped glass (Zn-BG) and silver-doped ordered mesoporous bioactive glass (Ag-MBG) particles by a dip coating technique. A multilayer approach was used to achieve robust coatings. The first coating was a polymeric layer (e.g., PCL or chitosan) and the second one was a composite made of BG particles in a polymer matrix. The coatings were characterized in terms of morphology by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), in vitro bioactivity, and antibacterial properties. Chitosan/Ag-MBG coatings showed the ability to form hydroxyl-carbonate-apatite on their surfaces after immersion in SBF. An antibacterial effect against Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria was confirmed, highlighting the potential application of the coated sutures for antibiotic-free approaches.
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