Preventing medical device related infections.
Antimicrobial surfaces are a major advance in the ability to design biomaterials that resist colonization and subsequent infection. By reducing device-related infections, infection-resistant biomaterials will greatly improve the effectiveness of the device, which in turn will significantly decrease post-operative health risks and health-care costs. This overview of new surface modification technologies highlights strategies to prevent device-related infections.
Duran
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SurModics Inc, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344, USA. lduran@surmodics.com
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents