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CURRENT EYE RESEARCH
Volume 41, Issue 10, Pages 1286-1293Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2015.1123726
Keywords
Antimicrobial effect; biofilm; hydrogels; poly-hydroxyethyl methacrylate; silver nanoparticles
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- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences [900456]
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Purpose: In the present work, the effect of monomer composition on silver nanoparticles' (SNPs) binding capacity of hydrogels was investigated and their antibacterial efficacy was evaluated.Materials and methods: Three series of poly-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) hydrogels were prepared using methacrylic acid (MAA), methacrylamide (MAAM), and 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) as co-monomers, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as cross-linker. SNPs binding capacity of hydrogels was evaluated in different concentrations (2, 10, and 20 ppm). In vitro antibacterial activity of SNP-loaded hydrogels was studied against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) isolated from patients' eyes. Then, inhibitory effect of hydrogels in biofilm formation was evaluated in the presence of Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) (DSMZ 3270).Results: Our data indicated that poly(HEMA-co-MAA-co-EGDMA) had superior binding affinity for SNPs in comparison with other hydrogels. All SNP-loaded hydrogels demonstrated excellent antimicrobial effects at all times against P. aeruginosa and S. epidermidis after soaking in 10 and 20 ppm SNP suspensions. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images revealed excellent inhibitory effect of SNPs against biofilm formation on the surface of the hydrogels.Conclusions: This study indicated the effect of monomer compositions in SNP loading capacity of poly(HEMA) hydrogels and antibacterial efficacy of SNP-loaded hydrogels against P. aeruginosa and S. epidermidis, but further in vivo evaluation is necessary.
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