DOI: 10.11607/ijp.5918, PubMed ID (PMID): 30856644Pages 193-195, Language: EnglishGreen, Ingrid M. / Margoni, Ioanna / Nair, Sean P. / Petridis, HaralamposPurpose: To determine whether coating polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) discs with Parylene-C would reduce Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans biofilm formation.
Materials and Methods: MRSA and Candida albicans single and dual biofilms were grown for 48 hours in artificial saliva on parylene-C-coated or uncoated PMMA, and the viable biofilm colony-forming units were counted.
Results: There was no significant difference in the count of viable methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Candida albicans recovered from single- or dual-species biofilms between coated and uncoated PMMA discs.
Conclusion: Parylene-C does not prevent biofilm formation on PMMA.