Evaluation of fluorinated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as an antibacterial material for catheter coating

Abstract Background Catheter-related infection of peritoneal dialysis (PD) is one of the serious factors of peritonitis. However, an antibacterial PD catheter has not been commercially available in Japan yet. From an infection control viewpoint, it is necessary to develop an antibacterial coating ma...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Gyotoku, Yoshinano Azuma, Tsutomu Furuzono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-019-0251-6