Antibacterial Modification of Kirschner Wires with Polyluteolin toward Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

作者：Zhu, Jialiang; Zhao, Yantao; Yang, Lin; Hou, Shuxun; Su, Yanli^*; Yang, Rungong

来源：Materials, 2015, 8(8): 4876-4883.

DOI：10.3390/ma8084876

• Kirschner wires
• antibacterial coatings
• polyluteolin
• steam sterilization
• MRSA

In this study we report antibacterial modification of Kirschner wires (K-wires) with polyluteolin (PL) toward methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). K-wires were modified by immersing them in the luteolin-containing aqueous solution for 24 h. Characterizations using scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical methods confirmed the presence of the PL coatings on the K-wires. The PL-coated K-wires were further found to show antibacterial activity toward MRSA and remained unimpaired antibacterial activity even after the steam sterilization treatment.

• 出版日期2015-8
• 单位中国人民解放军总医院; 首都医科大学