Decreased Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Function Associated with Silicon Nitride (Si₃N₄) Materials used in Interbody Fusion Cages (IBF) Compared to Titanium and Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

Author(s): Deborah Gorth, Sabrina Puckett, Batur Ercan, Thomas J. Webster, PhD, Alpesh A. Patel, MD and R. Lakshminarayanan, PhD. ePoster presentation at the 27th Annual North American Spine Society Meeting, Dallas, TX, October 24 – 26, 2012. Crystal violet staining demonstrated significantly less biofilm production and lower bacterial counts on Si₃N₄ samples compared to PEEK (p < 0.01) … Read More