Bioactive Functionalisation of Silicones with Polysaccharides

• Main Authors: Bračič, Matej (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Strnad, Simona (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Fras Zemljič, Lidija (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Biobased Polymers,
• Subjects: Materials-Surfaces.; Thin films.; Polymers .; Biomedical engineering.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Polymer Sciences.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.

This book covers the functionalisation of silicone surfaces with polysaccharides to improve their antimicrobial and antifouling properties, thus reducing the implant-related infections. The authors describe how silicone surfaces were chosen because silicone exhibits excellent biocompatible propertie...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Silicone in medical applications
• Catheter associated urethral tract infections
• Polysaccharides in medical applications
• Functionalisation of silicones with polysaccharides
• Conclusions.