Targeting implant-associated infections: titanium surface loaded with antimicrobial

Summary: Implant devices have = proven a successful treatment modality in reconstructive surgeries. However, increasing rates of peri-implant diseases demand further examination of their pathogenesis. Polymicrobial biofilm formation on titanium surfaces has been considered the main risk factor for i...

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Main Authors: João Gabriel Silva Souza, Martinna Mendonça Bertolini, Raphael Cavalcante Costa, Bruna Egumi Nagay, Anna Dongari-Bagtzoglou, Valentim Adelino Ricardo Barão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220312050