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Volume 8 Journal of Biotechnology and Biomaterials
ISSN: 2155-952X Biomaterials 2018
March 05-06, 2018
March 05-06, 2018 | Berlin, Germany
3rd Annual Conference and Expo on
Biomaterials
Functionalized antimicrobial thin films for stainless steel implants coatings
Laura Floroian, Liviu Gaceu, Cornel Samoila and Mihaela Badea
Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
We report on the transfer of novel polymer-antibiotic-bioactive glass composites bymatrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation
to uniform thin layers onto stainless steel implant. Influence of the deposition process on the structure of nanomaterials
was studied. The targets were prepared by freezing in liquid nitrogen of mixtures containing polymer and antimicrobial natural
extract reinforced with bioglass powders. The cryogenic targets were submitted to multipulse ablation with a UV KrF* (λ=248
nm, t~25 ns) excimer laser source. The main advantages with this coating are multiple: stopping any leakage of metal and metal
oxides to the biological fluids and finally to inner organs (by polymer use), speeding up osteointegration (by bioactive glass
use), antimicrobial effect (by antibiotics use) and decreasing of the implant price (by cheaper stainless steel use). The behaviour
of polymer-natural extract-glass/stainless steel structure in conditions which simulate the physiological environment was
evaluated in vitro by complementary techniques. The bioactivity and the release of the antibiotics were assessed by immersion
into simulated body fluid and monitoring by FTIR, UV-VIS spectrometry and electrochemical measurements involving
corrosion and EIS studies, carried out in order to investigate the corrosion resistance. The biological properties were tested
including the microbial viability using Gram -ve and Gram +ve bacterial strains, the microbial adherence and the cytotoxicity
on eukaryotic cells.
Recent Publications
1. Floroian L, Craciun D, Socol G, Dorcioman G, Socol M, et al. (2017) Titanium implants’ surface functionalization by
pulsed laser deposition of TiN, ZrC and ZrN hard films. Applied Surface Science 417:175-183.
2. Floroian L, Ristoscu C, Candiani G, Pastori N, Moscatelli M, et al. (2017) Antimicrobial thin films based on ayurvedic
plants extracts embedded in a bioactive glass matrix. Applied Surface Science 417:224-234.
3. Badea M, Floroian L, Restani P, Cobzac SC and Moga M (2016) Ochratoxin A detection on antibody- immobilized on
BSA-functionalized gold electrodes. PLoS ONE 11(7):e0160021.
4. Floroian L, Ristoscu C, Mihailescu N, Negut I, Badea M, et al. (2016) Functionalized antimicrobial composite thin
films printing for stainless steel implant coatings. Molecules 21:740-758.
5. Ciuca S, Badea M, Pozna E, Pana I, Kiss A, et al. (2016) Evaluation of Ag containing hydroxyapatite coatings to the
Candida albicans infection. Journal of Microbiological Methods 125:12-18.
Biography
Laura Floroian received her BSc Degree in Physics at the University of Bucharest, Romania in 1995 and she is currently Associate Professor at Transilvania
University of Brasov, Romania. Her current research interests cover biomaterials fields, optical sensor for cell detection, biosensors for biological compounds
and toxic compounds, advanced techniques for thin films deposition and advanced techniques for surface characterization. She is a member of many scientific
societies: SRF-Romanian Society of Physics, Romanian Society of Automation and Technical Informatics (SRAIT), National Society for Medical Engineering and
Biological Technology (SNMITB) and International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE).
Laura Floroian, J Biotechnol Biomater 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2155-952X-C1-089