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Quantifying the relationship between biofilm reduction and thermal tissue damage on metal implants exposed to alternating magnetic fields.

Bibin PrasadSumbul ShaikhReshu SainiQi WangSerena ZadooVarun SadaphalDavid E GreenbergRajiv Chopra
Published in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2022)
Overall, this study demonstrates that with uniform heating to temperatures above 70 °C, an implant surface can be largely reduced of biofilm, with only a few mm of surrounding tissue damage.
Keyphrases
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • staphylococcus aureus
  • candida albicans
  • oxidative stress
  • soft tissue
  • biofilm formation
  • cystic fibrosis
  • escherichia coli
  • high resolution