DocumentCode
2532418
Title
Towards a mechanism for nanocrystalline silver efficacy in the wound environment: structure versus size
Author
Shrum, J. ; Taylor, P.L. ; Christensen, N. ; McCaffrey, W.C. ; Burrell, R.E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Chem. & Mater. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
fYear
2005
fDate
24-27 July 2005
Firstpage
185
Lastpage
187
Abstract
Nanocrystalline silver, first introduced as a commercial wound dressing for burns, demonstrates excellent antimicrobial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory activity. The purpose of this study was to determine if nanocrystalline silver dressings´ antimicrobial efficacy is due to the crystallite size (<30 nm) or its polycrystallinity, through the assessment of bactericidal activity of several materials with varying degrees of polycrystallinity.
Keywords
biochemistry; cellular biophysics; microorganisms; nanostructured materials; patient treatment; silver; Ag; antifungal activity; antiinflammatory activity; antimicrobial activity; bactericidal activity; burns; crystallite size; nanocrystalline silver efficacy; polycrystallinity; wound dressing; Biomedical engineering; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Grain boundaries; Nanostructured materials; Powders; Silver; Sociotechnical systems; Testing; Wounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2398-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICMENS.2005.127
Filename
1540811
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