Research Article
An In Vitro Comparison of PMMA and Calcium Sulfate as Carriers for the Local Delivery of Gallium(III) Nitrate to Staphylococcal Infected Surgical Sites
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Activity of Ga(NO3)3 loaded PMMA beads on established biofilms. Effects of Ga(NO3)3 loaded (a) PMMA and (b) CaSO4 beads (% w/w) on established biofilms of S. aureus ATCC 12913 and S. epidermidis ATCC 12228 following overnight exposure. Data is expressed as the log reductions (mean ± SD) relative to biofilms treated with unloaded control beads. Statistical analysis was performed using an analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Dunnett’s post hoc test; indicates relative to control.
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