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- Title
Adhesion of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans to Parylene-C-Coated Polymethyl Methacrylate.
- Authors
Green, Ingrid M.; Margoni, Ioanna; Nair, Sean P.; Petridis, Haralampos
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>To determine whether coating polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) discs with Parylene-C would reduce Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans biofilm formation.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>MRSA and Candida albicans single and dual biofilms were grown for 48 hours in artificial saliva on parylene-C-coated or uncoated PMMA, and the viable biofilm colony-forming units were counted.<bold>Results: </bold>There was no significant difference in the count of viable methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Candida albicans recovered from single- or dual-species biofilms between coated and uncoated PMMA discs.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Parylene-C does not prevent biofilm formation on PMMA.
- Subjects
PARYLENE; POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE; METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus; CANDIDA albicans; BIOFILMS; DENTURE complications; ARTIFICIAL saliva; SURFACE coating additives; BACTERIAL physiology; BACTERIAL growth; BIOMEDICAL materials; MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques; POLYMERS; BENZENE derivatives; SURFACE properties
- Publication
International Journal of Prosthodontics, 2019, Vol 32, Issue 2, p193
- ISSN
0893-2174
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.11607/ijp.5918