Wide Spectrum Potent Antimicrobial Efficacy of Wound Dressings Impregnated with Cuprous Oxide Microparticles

Borkow, Gadi and Roth, Tohar and Kalinkovich, Alexander (2022) Wide Spectrum Potent Antimicrobial Efficacy of Wound Dressings Impregnated with Cuprous Oxide Microparticles. Microbiology Research, 13 (3). pp. 366-376. ISSN 2036-7481

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Abstract

Copper has intrinsic antimicrobial properties. Wound dressings impregnated with cuprous oxide microparticles (hereafter termed COD) have been cleared for the management of acute and chronic wounds by the FDA and other regulatory bodies. The COD reduced the viable microbial titers of a wide spectrum of microbes by more than 10,000-fold (4-logs) within 3 h of exposure at 37 °C (p < 0.001). Similar microbial titer reductions were achieved by 3-year naturally aged COD dressings, showing the stability of the biocidal efficacy over time. The potent biocidal efficacy of the COD was maintained even after 7 daily consecutive inoculations of the dressings with ~106 CFU. COD with an adhesive contour blocked the passage of bacteria from the exterior environment to the wound bed side of the dressing even after 7 daily consecutive inoculations of different bacteria on the outer surface of the dressings. Taken together, the study demonstrates the wide spectrum potent in vitro biocidal efficacy of the cuprous oxide impregnated dressings against a wide panel of microorganisms.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Journal Eprints > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 15 Jun 2023 04:53
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2023 06:06
URI: http://repository.journal4submission.com/id/eprint/2280

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