Novel material for medical use based on Ag-zeolite/polyvinyl chloride composite

Abstract

The aim of this work was to study antibacterial activity of silver-exchanged natural clinoptilolite/polyvinil chloride composites (AgZ/PVC) toward clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii, which causes various nosocomial infection. Polyvinil chloride (PVC) mostly used for endotracheal tubes usually acts as a reservoir for bacteria causing infections with a high level of mortality

    Similar works