2016
Mechanically tuned nanocomposite coating on titanium metal with integrated properties of biofilm inhibition, cell proliferation, and sustained drug delivery
Mishra SK, Teotia AK, Kumar A, Kannan S. Mechanically tuned nanocomposite coating on titanium metal with integrated properties of biofilm inhibition, cell proliferation, and sustained drug delivery. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology And Medicine 2016, 13: 23-35. PMID: 27558354, DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2016.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug releaseSustained drug releaseAnti-inflammatory drug naproxenLong-term antibacterial activitySustainable drug releaseIntrinsic antibacterial propertiesTitanium metalSuitable coating materialCS matrixPolymeric shellSynthesized nanohybridsSilver nanoparticlesDrug deliveryDrug naproxenChitosan matrixNanocomposite coatingsAntibacterial propertiesExcellent inhibitionInorganic fillersCoating materialsAntibacterial activityNanohybridsTi metalAgNPsCoatings
2014
Mechanically stable antimicrobial chitosan–PVA–silver nanocomposite coatings deposited on titanium implants
Mishra SK, Ferreira JM, Kannan S. Mechanically stable antimicrobial chitosan–PVA–silver nanocomposite coatings deposited on titanium implants. Carbohydrate Polymers 2014, 121: 37-48. PMID: 25659669, DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSilver nanoparticlesAqueous solutionBionanocomposite coatingsSlow sustained releaseSilver nanocomposite coatingsAntimicrobial activityIncorporation of PVAContent of PVAColloidal solsSynthesis routeSolvent evaporationSilver ionsChitosan matrixSilver nitrateNanocomposite coatingsSustained releasePolyvinyl alcoholPVATitanium substrateBionanocompositesAntimicrobial activity testChitosan-PVACoated specimensCoatingsMechanical stability