Kill or repel? Silver-based antimicrobial surfaces

Authors

  • Cristina García-Bonillo Universitat Ramon Llull. Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS), Grup d’Enginyeria de Materials (GEMAT) - Laboratorios Rubió, SL i Products and Technology, SL
  • Robert Texidó Universitat Ramon Llull. Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS), Grup d’Enginyeria de Materials (GEMAT) - Tractivus, SL
  • Joan Gilabert-Porres Tractivus, SL
  • Salvador Borrós Universitat Ramon Llull. Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS), Grup d’Enginyeria de Materials (GEMAT) - Tractivus, SL

Keywords:

Surface modification, medical device, bacteriophobic surface, bactericide surface, biofilm.

Abstract

Medical devices are essential for prevention and treatment of a wide range of diseases. However, their widespread use can cause bacterial colonization. For this reason, there is a global effort to develop new technologies that give antimicrobial properties to medical devices. Among these technologies, surface modification with silver to prevent bacterial colonization is one of the most widely proposed techniques,1 launching a debate on what is most efficient: to kill bacteria to prevent infection by releasing silver, or just to prevent the bacterial colonization of medical devices?

Keywords: Surface modification, medical device, bacteriophobic surface, bactericide surface, biofilm.

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No. 19 (2020)

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