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Preparation and antibacterial evaluation of urinary balloon catheter
1Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India.
Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Prolonged use of indwelling urinary catheters in bed-ridden patients lead to a variety of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI). The present study deals with the surface treatment of ready-made urinary catheters so as to render them antibacterial in nature. Catheters were treated with varying percentages of iodine in conjunction with natural rubber latex, and their iodide ion release pattern and antibacterial behaviour were evaluated.