@article{
author = "Dikić, Jelena and Hrenović, Jasna and Goić-Barisić, Ivana and Tomić, Miloš and Đonlagić, Jasna and Rajić, Nevenka",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Due to their susceptibility to bacterial biofilm formation, commercial tubes for medical use are one of the main sources of hospital infections with Acinetobacter baumannii. The anti-biofouling activity of novel composites against the clinical isolate of the multi-drug resistant A. baumannii is reported here. The composites were prepared by addition of micronised silver-exchanged natural zeolite (Ag-NZ) into poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), followed by coating of the composites with D-Tyrosine (D-Tyr). The Ag-NZ composites (containing 1-15 wt% of Ag-NZ) coated with D-Tyr (Ag-NZ-Tyr) showed a bactericidal effect (100% or a 6.9 log CFU reduction) towards immobilised bacterial cells. The uncoated Ag-NZ composites showed a reduction of up to 70% (4.4 log CFU) of immobilised bacteria in comparison with the original PVC. Rheological testing of the composites revealed that the addition of Ag-NZ slightly affected processability and formability of the PVC and increased the elasticity of the polymer matrix.",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon",
journal = "Biofouling",
title = "Synergistic anti-biofouling effect of Ag-exchanged zeolite and D-Tyrosine on PVC composite against the clinical isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii",
pages = "973-965",
number = "8",
volume = "30",
doi = "10.1080/08927014.2014.959941"
}