Nano-BaSO4: A Novel Bacteriostatic Polymer Additive

Abstract

Hospital acquired infections remain a major costly problem. This study sought to understand how incorporating nano-barium sulfate into pellethane composites affect the physical properties and antimicrobial nature of the resulting polymers. The results of this study showed that the incorporation of nano-barium sulfate into pellethane polymers yielded polymers which had enhanced antimicrobial properties, yet had similar hydrodynamic properties compared to pellethane polymers with standard barium sulfate.