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2 October 2014 Differential sensitivity of osteoblasts and bacterial pathogens to 405-nm light highlighting potential for decontamination applications in orthopedic surgery
Praveen Ramakrishnan, Michelle Maclean, Scott J. MacGregor, John G. Anderson, M. Helen Grant
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Abstract
Healthcare associated infections pose a major threat to patients admitted to hospitals and infection rates following orthopedic arthroplasty surgery are as high as 4%. A 405-nm high-intensity narrow spectrum light has been proven to reduce environmental contamination in hospital isolation rooms, and there is potential to develop this technology for application in arthroplasty surgery. Cultured rat osteoblasts were exposed to varying light intensities and it was found that exposures of up to a dose of 36  J/cm2 had no significant effect on cell viability [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay], function (alkaline phosphatase activity), and proliferation rate (BrdU cell proliferation assay). High irradiance exposures (54  J/cm2) significantly affected the cell viability indicating that the effects of 405-nm light on osteoblasts are dose dependent. Additionally, exposure of a variety of clinically related bacteria to a dose of 36  J/cm2 resulted in up to 100% kill. These results demonstrating the differential sensitivity of osteoblasts and bacteria to 405-nm light are an essential step toward developing the technique for decontamination in orthopedic surgery.
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Praveen Ramakrishnan, Michelle Maclean, Scott J. MacGregor, John G. Anderson, and M. Helen Grant "Differential sensitivity of osteoblasts and bacterial pathogens to 405-nm light highlighting potential for decontamination applications in orthopedic surgery," Journal of Biomedical Optics 19(10), 105001 (2 October 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.19.10.105001
Published: 2 October 2014
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KEYWORDS
Surgery

Control systems

Pathogens

Bacteria

Contamination

Crystals

Medicine

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