Antimicrobial activity bovine bone scaffolds impregnated with silver
nanoparticles on bacterial and fungal biofilm -- in vitro study
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.