Abstract
The use of three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies is transforming the way that materials are turned into functional devices. We demonstrate in the current study the incorporation of anti-microbial nitrofurantoin in a polymer carrier material and subsequent 3D printing of a model structure, which resulted in an inhibition of biofilm colonization. The approach taken is very promising and can open up new avenues to manufacture functional medical devices in the future.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | International Journal of Pharmaceutics |
| Volume | 459 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 62-4 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0378-5173 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Anti-Bacterial Agents: administration & dosage
- Anti-Bacterial Agents: chemistry
- Anti-Bacterial Agents: pharmacology
- Attachment Sites, Microbiological
- Attachment Sites, Microbiological: drug effects
- Biofilms
- Biofilms: drug effects
- Biofilms: growth & development
- Equipment Design
- Equipment and Supplies
- Health Care Sector
- Indicators and Reagents
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Nitrofurantoin
- Nitrofurantoin: administration & dosage
- Nitrofurantoin: chemistry
- Nitrofurantoin: pharmacology
- Oxazines
- Oxazines: administration & dosage
- Oxazines: chemistry
- Printing
- Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus aureus: drug effects
- Xanthenes
- Xanthenes: administration & dosage
- Xanthenes: chemistry