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• Biopsy needles coated with the antimicrobial coatings

  Publication

  • M. Borowska
  • A. Kot-Wasik
  • J. Kucińska-Lipka

  - Year 2019

  Drug delivery systems are used to achieve higher therapeutic effects of medicaments in a specific diseased site with minimal toxicological effect. The used of biopolymers in drug delivery systems ensure the biocompatibility, biodegradability and low immunogenicity. Drug delivery systems enhance the drug delivery actively and can be used in different diseases. In this study, two types of polymer coatings were prepared and were...

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• Drug-Eluting Biopsy Needle as a Novel Strategy for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Transrectal Prostate Biopsy

  Publication

  • M. Sieczkowski
  • A. Gibas
  • A. Wasik
  • A. Kot-Wasik
  • L. Piechowicz
  • J. Namieśnik
  • M. Matuszewski

  - TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT - Year 2017

  OBJECTIVES: To preclinically evaluate drug-eluting biopsy needles (patent pending WO2016118026) as a new potential way of antimicrobial prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy. METHODS: Twenty steel biopsy needles have been coated with polyvinyl alcohol, ciprofloxacin, and amikacin. Modified biopsy needles have been randomly divided into 3 groups (1:2:1 ratio). Needles from group I were immersed for 30 minutes in dedicated...

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