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Antimicrobial activity of Ti-ZrN/Ag coatings for use in biomaterial applications

Severely broken bones often require external bone fixation pins to provide support but they can become infected. In order to reduce such infections, novel solutions are required. Titanium zirconium nitride (Ti-ZrN) and Ti-ZrN silver (Ti-ZrN/Ag) coatings were deposited onto stainless steel. Surface m...

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Autores principales: Slate, Anthony J., Wickens, David J., El Mohtadi, Mohamed, Dempsey-Hibbert, Nina, West, Glen, Banks, Craig E., Whitehead, Kathryn A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5784091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29367635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20013-z