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Development of Antibacterial Braided PET Sutures Using Chitosan—Laurus nobilis Essential Oil Emulsion

Authors : Nesrine Bhouri, Faten Debbabi, Mejdi Snoussi, Saber Ben Abdessalem

Published in: Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Infections are a serious threat to postoperative surgical wound care. In fact, during surgery, bacteria from the ambient environment may enter the surgical site, and get attached to medical devices posing a high risk of contamination.

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Title: Development of Antibacterial Braided PET Sutures Using Chitosan—Laurus nobilis Essential Oil Emulsion
Authors: Nesrine Bhouri
Faten Debbabi
Mejdi Snoussi
Saber Ben Abdessalem
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-70547-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-70548-4

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_433