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Anti-infective coating of implants
Heraeus technology is based on a combination of antibiotics/ antiseptics and fatty acids. Reciprocal saline exchange allows the formation of so-called antibiotic fatty acid salts. The active components of the antibiotics or antiseptics used remain entirely unchanged in the AntibiotiCoat® with full anti-infective efficacy. The coating of implants made of these antibiotics/antiseptic fatty acids solely consist of the agent as well as an intrinsic fatty acid. AntibiotiCoat® by Heraeus contains no biofilmforming polymers and no critical degradation products are produced. Infection care with antibiotic release rates ranging from several days up to several weeks can be set through factors such as solubility, surface roughness of the implant, composition of the coating solution and the coating technique. AntibiotiCoat® by Heraeus provides the anti-infective coating of the implants, biofilm prevention and local protection