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Synthesis and characterization of a silver nanoparticle-containing polymer composite with antimicrobial abilities for application in prosthetic and orthotic devices

Catalina Quintero-Quiroz, Luz Elena Botero, Diana Zárate-Triviño, Natalia Acevedo-Yepes, Jorge Saldarriaga Escobar, Vera Z. Pérez, Luís Javier Cruz Riaño

Biomaterials Research · 2020 · 44 citations · 57 references

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Abstract

It was possible to incorporate the AgNPs in a silicone elastomer, finding that the composite developed presented antimicrobial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> ATCC 25923 and MRSA when compared to non-AgNP material samples.

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