Medical applications bactericides

Bactericidal fiber n. Eiber used for medical applications, socks, shoe liners, etc., in which bactericides are introduced directly into the fiber matrix as opposed to fiber simply having a bactericidal finish applied. 

The first section consists of three chapters covering the medical uses of boron. Chapter 1 by Lesnikowski describes some of the properties of boron clusters that are important for medical applications and presents some examples of boron clusters in different types of medical applications. The following two chapters describe bioactivity of two specific types of boron compounds carbaboranyl phosphonates (in Chapter 2 by Stadlbauer and Hey-Hawkins) and metal bis(dicarbollides) (Chapter 3 by Konvalinka et al). The former compounds are active as pesticides, bactericides and gameticides, while the later are useful as inhibitors of HIV protease. Both classes have been studied as boron delivery agents for boron neutron capture therapy in cancer treatment. 

Biological/Medical Applications Analyzing membrane architecture antimalarial activity anti-prion activity antiviral activity " bactericidal activity detecting cancer cells, measuring microorganisms studying proton-pumping activity... 

Polyether compounds form stable adducts with iodine, a property which has led to their use as iodophores for bactericides on human and animal skin. For medical applications, iodide concentration is kept low, since the triiodide ion has little disinfecting activity compared to iodine. By contrast, iodine-based analytical methods for surfactant determination are usually conducted in the presence of a large excess of pxjtassium iodide. The likely mechanism consists of the K" -p)olyether complex associating with the large, lipophilic, triiodide anion. The absorbance maximum of the complex is shifted from that of triiodide... 

Even in the absence of light a decrease in cell growth was observed compared to unmodified BC. These materials are recommended for use as bactericidal surfaces in medical, healthcare, and hygienic applications [60]. 

In recent years, PHA have rapidly attracted interest from both research and industry. This chapter presents the recent advances of PHA applications in the medical, aquacultural and agricultural fields, and also sheds some light on the use of PHA in new areas such as nanomedicine, biosurfactants and bactericidal agents. 

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