The Antimicrobial Effectiveness and Cytotoxicity of the Antibiotic-Loaded Chitosan: ECM Scaffolds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Chitosan:ECM Scaffolds
2.2. Antibiotic Loading of Scaffolds
2.3. Direct Antimicrobial Assay
2.4. Measurement of Antimicrobial Activity Duration
2.5. Measurement of Direct Cytotoxicity
2.6. Measurement of Indirect Cytotoxicity
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Scaffold Properties
3.2. Direct Antimicrobial Effects
3.2.1. Direct Antimicrobial Effects on Staph. Aureus Bacteria
3.2.2. Direct Antimicrobial Effects on E. COLI Bacteria
3.3. Duration of Antimicrobial Effects
3.3.1. Duration of Antimicrobial Effect Against Staph. Aureus
3.3.2. Duration of Antimicrobial Effect Against E. Coli
3.4. Growth Kinetics Assays
3.5. Direct Cytotoxicity Testing
3.6. Indirect Cytotoxicity Testing
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Goller, S.; Turner, N.J. The Antimicrobial Effectiveness and Cytotoxicity of the Antibiotic-Loaded Chitosan: ECM Scaffolds. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 3446. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10103446
Goller S, Turner NJ. The Antimicrobial Effectiveness and Cytotoxicity of the Antibiotic-Loaded Chitosan: ECM Scaffolds. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(10):3446. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10103446
Chicago/Turabian StyleGoller, Shayla, and Neill J. Turner. 2020. "The Antimicrobial Effectiveness and Cytotoxicity of the Antibiotic-Loaded Chitosan: ECM Scaffolds" Applied Sciences 10, no. 10: 3446. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10103446