Towards fabrication of 3D printed medical devices to prevent biofilm formation

Niklas Sandler; Ida Salmela; Adyary Fallarero; Ari Rosling; Mohammad Khajeheian; Ruzica Kolakovic; Natalja Genina; Johan Nyman; Pia Vuorela

doi:10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.11.001

Towards fabrication of 3D printed medical devices to prevent biofilm formation

Niklas Sandler, Ida Salmela, Adyary Fallarero, Ari Rosling, Mohammad Khajeheian, Ruzica Kolakovic, Natalja Genina, Johan Nyman, Pia Vuorela

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Abstract

The use of three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies is transforming the way that materials are turned into functional devices. We demonstrate in the current study the incorporation of anti-microbial nitrofurantoin in a polymer carrier material and subsequent 3D printing of a model structure, which resulted in an inhibition of biofilm colonization. The approach taken is very promising and can open up new avenues to manufacture functional medical devices in the future.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	62–64
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Pharmaceutics
Volume	459
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.11.001
Publication status	Published - 2014
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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