Antibacterial effects of silver incorporated zeolite coatings on 3D printed porous stainless steels

作者：Yunan Qing; Kaishen Li; Dongdong Li; Yanguo Qin

来源：MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-BIOMIMETIC AND SUPRAMOLECULAR SYSTEMS, 2020, 108: 110430.

DOI：10.1016/j.msec.2019.110430

Functionalization of porous metals with antibacterial coatings is hotly pursued in recent decade. Here we fabricated a highly porous stainless steel component by selective laser melting and then coated with silver incorporated zeolite by in situ hydrothermal crystallization method. The morphology of their surface was investigated by scanning electron microscopy. The inhibition of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were identified by bacterial viability studies after 24 h of incubation. More importantly, the obtained coatings show better osteointegration by spreading bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) after cultured with different scaffold extract solutions for 1, 3, and 5 days. These results suggest that silver incorporated zeolite coatings on 3D printed porous stainless steels exhibit better antibacterial activity and biocompatibility, showing potential application in the field of medical implant materials.
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