1. New heparinizable modified poly(carbonate urethane) surfaces diminishing bacterial colonization.
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De Nardo L, Farè S, Di Matteo V, Cipolla E, Saino E, Visai L, Speziale P, and Tanzi MC
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- Coated Materials, Biocompatible chemistry, Coated Materials, Biocompatible pharmacology, Colony Count, Microbial, Materials Testing, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Models, Biological, Polycarboxylate Cement chemistry, Staphylococcaceae drug effects, Staphylococcaceae growth & development, Surface Properties, Urethane chemistry, Bacterial Adhesion drug effects, Heparin chemistry, Microbial Viability drug effects, Polycarboxylate Cement pharmacology, Urethane pharmacology
- Abstract
Percutaneous devices are extensively used in modern medicine therapies, even in long term applications. Complications from their use, related to bacterial colonization and/or to materials thrombogenicity, may result in a significant morbidity and mortality incidence. In this study, a novel polycarbonate-urethane (PCU), incorporating a tailor-made diamino-diamide-diol (PIME) showing the ability to bind heparin at physiological pH, was compared to commercial medical-grade PCUs (Carbothane and Bionate). Mechanical and thermal properties were evaluated by tensile tests, dynamic mechanical analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. The presence of a low amount of PIME chain extender in Bionate polyurethanes (Bionate-PIME) slightly affects the mechanical properties, remaining however comparable with the medical grade PCUs used for the fabrication of cardiovascular devices. To verify thereof heparin surface adsorbed in disfavouring bacterial colonization, heparinized Bionate-PIME was tested for bacterial adhesion, using Bionate and Carbothane as reference. In vitro bacterial interaction tests were performed with the strains mainly involved in the pathogenesis of device-related infections (S. epidermidis and S. aureus). MTT tests and SEM observations showed a decrease in colonization of the different strains on the heparinized Bionate-PIME surfaces, confirming that preadsorbed heparin plays a role in mediating the biomaterial surface/bacterial cells interactions.
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- 2007
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