Copper-Containing Anti-Biofilm Nanofiber Scaffolds as a Wound Dressing Material.

Copper particles were incorporated into nanofibers during the electrospinning of poly-D,L-lactide (PDLLA) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). The ability of the nanofibers to prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 and Staphylococcus aureus (strain Xen 30) to form biofilms was tested. Nanofibers containing...

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Main Authors: Jayesh J Ahire, Melanie Hattingh, Deon P Neveling, Leon M T Dicks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4814046?pdf=render