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Objective: To develop an antimicrobial and anti-adherent thymol (TOH)-containing coating on titanium (Ti) by a bioinspired one-step biocompatible method.
Methods: A nanolayer of adsorbed TOH (TOH-NL-Ti) was formed by an easy deep coating method on Ti surface. The treatment consists in a simple one-step immersion process in a TOH-containing solution. Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), potentiodynamic electrochemical technique, open circuit potential records, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and measurements of TOH release were used to characterize TOH-NL-Ti. Live/Dead staining and plate counting were employed to quantify attached and living adhered bacteria, respectively. Biocompatibility and cytotoxicity in fibroblastic and pre-osteoblastic cell lines were evaluated by acridine orange staining and MTT assay, respectively.
Results: TOH adsorbed on TOH-NL-Ti was detected by ATR-FTIR and electrochemical techniques. ATR-FTIR results showed that TOH nanofilms development involves spontaneous production of ketonic structures on Ti surface. AFM analysis revealed that the thickness of the TOH-NL was below 80 nm. Finally, microbiological assays confirmed that TOH-NL-Ti can inhibit the adhesion and kill attached bacteria leading to the eradication of leaving cells on its surface. After 24 h of biocidal release, the antimicrobial effect is also significant (a decrease of 3 orders in the number of attached bacteria).
Significance: The formation of TOH-NL-Ti nanolayer is a simple strategy able to be applied by not specially trained personnel, to reduce implant infection risks, ensure highly effective antimicrobial action and inhibition of bacterial adhesion on Ti surfaces without showing toxic effects for pre-osteoblastic and fibroblastic cells.
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