Thromboresistant/anti-biofilm catheters via electrochemically modulated nitric oxide release. Ren, H., Colletta, A., Koley, D., Wu, J., Xi, C., Major, T. C., Bartlett, R. H., & Meyerhoff, M. E. Bioelectrochemistry, 104(0):10–16, 2014.
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Inexpensive nitric oxide (NO) release strategies to prevent thrombosis and bacterial infections are desirable for implantable medical devices. Herein, we demonstrate the utility of electrochemically modulated NO release from a catheter model using an inner copper wire working electrode and an inorganic nitrite salt solution reservoir. These catheters generate NO surface fluxes of > 1.0 × 10− 10 mol min− 1 cm− 2 for more than 60 h. Catheters with an NO flux of 1.1 × 10− 10 mol min− 1 cm− 2 are shown to significantly reduce surface thrombus formation when implanted in rabbit veins for 7 h. Further, the ability of these catheters to exhibit anti-biofilm properties against bacterial species commonly causing bloodstream and urinary catheter infections is examined. Catheters releasing NO continuously during the 2 d growth of Staphylococcus aureus exhibit a 6 log-unit reduction in viable surface bacteria. We also demonstrate that catheters generating NO for only 3 h at a flux of 1.0 × 10− 10 mol min− 1 cm− 2 lower the live bacterial counts of both 2 d and 4 d pre-formed Escherichia coli biofilms by > 99.9%. Overall, the new electrochemical NO-release devices could provide a cost-effective strategy to greatly enhance the biocompatibility and antimicrobial properties of intravascular and urinary catheters, as well as other implantable medical devices.
@article{ren_thromboresistant/anti-biofilm_2014,
	title = {Thromboresistant/anti-biofilm catheters via electrochemically modulated nitric oxide release},
	volume = {104},
	copyright = {All rights reserved},
	issn = {1567-5394},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567539414001959},
	doi = {10.1016/j.bioelechem.2014.12.003},
	abstract = {Inexpensive nitric oxide (NO) release strategies to prevent thrombosis and bacterial infections are desirable for implantable medical devices. Herein, we demonstrate the utility of electrochemically modulated NO release from a catheter model using an inner copper wire working electrode and an inorganic nitrite salt solution reservoir. These catheters generate NO surface fluxes of \> 1.0 × 10− 10 mol min− 1 cm− 2 for more than 60 h. Catheters with an NO flux of 1.1 × 10− 10 mol min− 1 cm− 2 are shown to significantly reduce surface thrombus formation when implanted in rabbit veins for 7 h. Further, the ability of these catheters to exhibit anti-biofilm properties against bacterial species commonly causing bloodstream and urinary catheter infections is examined. Catheters releasing NO continuously during the 2 d growth of Staphylococcus aureus exhibit a 6 log-unit reduction in viable surface bacteria. We also demonstrate that catheters generating NO for only 3 h at a flux of 1.0 × 10− 10 mol min− 1 cm− 2 lower the live bacterial counts of both 2 d and 4 d pre-formed Escherichia coli biofilms by \> 99.9\%. Overall, the new electrochemical NO-release devices could provide a cost-effective strategy to greatly enhance the biocompatibility and antimicrobial properties of intravascular and urinary catheters, as well as other implantable medical devices.},
	number = {0},
	journal = {Bioelectrochemistry},
	author = {Ren, Hang and Colletta, Alessandro and Koley, Dipankar and Wu, Jianfeng and Xi, Chuanwu and Major, Terry C. and Bartlett, Robert H. and Meyerhoff, Mark E.},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {10--16},
}

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