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Antimicrobial activity bovine bone scaffolds impregnated with silver nanoparticles on bacterial and fungal biofilm -- in vitro study
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  • Leticia Ramos Dantas,
  • Letícia Kraft,
  • Geiziane Aparecida Gonçalves,
  • Victoria Stadler Tasca Ribeiro,
  • Maria Alice Witt,
  • Everdan Carneiro,
  • Felipe Francisco Tuon
Leticia Ramos Dantas
Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba Campus

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Letícia Kraft
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana
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Geiziane Aparecida Gonçalves
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana
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Victoria Stadler Tasca Ribeiro
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana
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Maria Alice Witt
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana
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Everdan Carneiro
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana
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Felipe Francisco Tuon
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana
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Abstract

Introduction: Silver nanoparticles have been extensively investigated in dental and orthopedic materials. However, the impregnation of bone graft with silver nanoparticles has been poorly investigated. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro antibiofilm activity of a bovine bone impregnated with silver nanoparticles. Methods: Bone scaffolds from cancellous bovine femur were used for the tests and impregnated with silver nanoparticles (50nm) by physical adsorption. Silver nitrate minimal inhibitory and bactericidal concentration were performed Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Escherichia coli. Disc diffusion tests for silver nanoparticles susceptibility and quantification of biofilm production on plate and bone with sessile cell count were also performed. Results: All pathogens were susceptible to silver with low minimal inhibitory concentration (0.25 – 4 mg/L). The scaffold impregnated with silver nanoparticles presented a significant reduction in the biofilm cells for all microorganisms with a reduction of more than 3 logs in colony forming units count. Conclusion: Bone scaffolds impregnated with silver nanoparticles can significantly reduce biofilm, and it can be a strategical material to be used as an implant for different approaches.