Chitosan based films as supports for dual antimicrobial release

I Aranaz; R Harris; F Navarro-García; A Heras; N Acosta

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.03.064

Chitosan based films as supports for dual antimicrobial release

Carbohydr Polym. 2016 Aug 1:146:402-10. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.03.064. Epub 2016 Mar 24.

Authors

I Aranaz¹, R Harris¹, F Navarro-García², A Heras¹, N Acosta³

Affiliations

¹ Instituto de Estudios Biofuncionales, U.C.M. Departamento de Física Química II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Paseo Juan XXIII, num. 1, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
² Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
³ Instituto de Estudios Biofuncionales, U.C.M. Departamento de Física Química II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Paseo Juan XXIII, num. 1, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: facosta@pdi.ucm.es.

PMID: 27112890
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.03.064

No abstract available

Keywords: Chitosan; Chitosan (PubMed CID: 71853); Ciprofloxacin; Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (PubMed CID: 62999); Controlled release; Nanocomposite; Polymeric films; Silver nanoparticles.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
Chitosan / chemistry*
Chitosan / pharmacology
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
Silver / chemistry*
Silver / pharmacology

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Silver
Chitosan