Antibacterial Application on Staphylococcus aureus Using Antibiotic Agent/Zinc Oxide Nanorod Arrays/Polyethylethylketone Composite Samples

Nanomaterials

Chien-Hao Chen¹  Tung-Yi Lin¹  Min-Hua Tsai¹  Kong-Wei Cheng¹  DaveW. Chen¹  Kuan-Yi Lee¹ 

[1] Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch, Taoyuan 204, Taiwan;

关键词: antibacterial properties;    zinc oxide;    nanorods;    polyetheretherketone (PEEK);   

DOI  :  10.3390/nano9050713

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this study, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorod arrays as antibiotic agent carriers were grown on polyetheretherketone (PEEK) substrates using a chemical synthesis method. With the concentration of ammonium hydroxide in the precursor solution kept at 4 M, ZnO nanorod arrays with diameters in the range of 100−400 nm and a loading density of 1.7 mg/cm² were grown onto the PEEK substrates. Their drug release profiles and the antibacterial properties of the antibiotic agent/ZnO/PEEK samples in the buffer solution were investigated. The results showed that the concentrations of antibiotic agents (ampicillin or vancomycin) released from the samples into the buffer solution were higher than the value of minimum inhibitory concentration of 90% for Staphylococcus aureus within the 96 h test. The bioactivities of ampicillin and vancomycin on substrates also showed around 40% and 80% on the Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. In the antibacterial activity test, sample with the suitable loading amount of antibiotic agent had a good inhibitory effect on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus.

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