Anti-bacterial Treatment of Polyethylene by Cold Plasma for Medical Purposes
Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most widely used polymers in many industrial applications. Biomedical uses seem to be attractive, with increasing interest. However, PE it prone to infections and its additional surface treatment is indispensable. An increase in resistance to infections can be achieve...
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| author | František Bílek Ita Junkar Milena Špírková Angela Kleinová Alenka Vesel Mariana Sedliačiková Milada Gajtanska Ivan Chodák Ján Sedliačik Igor Novák Marián Lehocký Anton Popelka |
| author_facet | František Bílek Ita Junkar Milena Špírková Angela Kleinová Alenka Vesel Mariana Sedliačiková Milada Gajtanska Ivan Chodák Ján Sedliačik Igor Novák Marián Lehocký Anton Popelka |
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| description | Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most widely used polymers in many industrial applications. Biomedical uses seem to be attractive, with increasing interest. However, PE it prone to infections and its additional surface treatment is indispensable. An increase in resistance to infections can be achieved by treating PE surfaces with substances containing antibacterial groups such as triclosan (5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol) and chlorhexidine (1,1'-Hexamethylenebis[5-(4-chlorophenyl)biguanide]). This work has examined the impact of selected antibacterial substances immobilized on low-density polyethylene (LDPE) via polyacrylic acid (PAA) grafted on LDPE by low-temperature barrier discharge plasma. This LDPE surface treatment led to inhibition of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus adhesion; the first causes intestinal disease, peritonitis, mastitis, pneumonia, septicemia, the latter is the reason for wound and urinary tract infections. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72337d704f60496090446148353539462022-12-22T01:08:12ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492012-01-0117176278510.3390/molecules17010762Anti-bacterial Treatment of Polyethylene by Cold Plasma for Medical PurposesFrantišek BílekIta JunkarMilena ŠpírkováAngela KleinováAlenka VeselMariana SedliačikováMilada GajtanskaIvan ChodákJán SedliačikIgor NovákMarián LehockýAnton PopelkaPolyethylene (PE) is one of the most widely used polymers in many industrial applications. Biomedical uses seem to be attractive, with increasing interest. However, PE it prone to infections and its additional surface treatment is indispensable. An increase in resistance to infections can be achieved by treating PE surfaces with substances containing antibacterial groups such as triclosan (5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol) and chlorhexidine (1,1'-Hexamethylenebis[5-(4-chlorophenyl)biguanide]). This work has examined the impact of selected antibacterial substances immobilized on low-density polyethylene (LDPE) via polyacrylic acid (PAA) grafted on LDPE by low-temperature barrier discharge plasma. This LDPE surface treatment led to inhibition of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus adhesion; the first causes intestinal disease, peritonitis, mastitis, pneumonia, septicemia, the latter is the reason for wound and urinary tract infections.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/1/762/polyethylenegraftingplasma treatmentimmobilizationtriclosanchlorhexidineacrylic acid |
| spellingShingle | František Bílek Ita Junkar Milena Špírková Angela Kleinová Alenka Vesel Mariana Sedliačiková Milada Gajtanska Ivan Chodák Ján Sedliačik Igor Novák Marián Lehocký Anton Popelka Anti-bacterial Treatment of Polyethylene by Cold Plasma for Medical Purposes Molecules polyethylene grafting plasma treatment immobilization triclosan chlorhexidine acrylic acid |
| title | Anti-bacterial Treatment of Polyethylene by Cold Plasma for Medical Purposes |
| title_full | Anti-bacterial Treatment of Polyethylene by Cold Plasma for Medical Purposes |
| title_fullStr | Anti-bacterial Treatment of Polyethylene by Cold Plasma for Medical Purposes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anti-bacterial Treatment of Polyethylene by Cold Plasma for Medical Purposes |
| title_short | Anti-bacterial Treatment of Polyethylene by Cold Plasma for Medical Purposes |
| title_sort | anti bacterial treatment of polyethylene by cold plasma for medical purposes |
| topic | polyethylene grafting plasma treatment immobilization triclosan chlorhexidine acrylic acid |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/1/762/ |
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