Endogenous nitric oxide-generating surfaces via polydopamine-copper coatings for preventing biofilm dispersal and promoting microbial killing

J Mendhi, SS Ramachandra, I Prasadam… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Peri-implantitis is a bacterially induced inflammatory disease which affects the
hard and soft tissues around a dental implant. Microbial biofilm formation is an important …

A novel pre-clinical strategy to deliver antimicrobial doses of inhaled nitric oxide

VS Michaelsen, RVP Ribeiro, E Brambate, A Ali… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Effective treatment of respiratory infections continues to be a major challenge. In high doses
(≥ 160 ppm), inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) has been shown to act as a broad-spectrum …

Polydopamine-copper coatings for soft tissue regeneration and infection prevention in dental implants

JA Mendhi - 2022 - eprints.qut.edu.au
In this study, we have developed and analysed the behaviour of multifunctional coatings for
dental implants made using polydopamine to incorporate varying levels of copper to allow …