Keratin Hydrogels Support the Sustained Release of Bioactive Ciprofloxacin

    June 2011 in “ Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A ”
    Justin M. Saul, Mary D. Ellenburg, Roche C. de Guzman, Mark Van Dyke
    Studysummary This study observed that keratose hydrogels sustained ciprofloxacin release over three weeks and inhibited Staphylococcus aureus growth in vitro for 23 days and in mice for 2 weeks.
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