Table 1 Percentage of dead sessile cells within biofilm biomass measured by means of CLSM analysis. Significant differences are represented as follows: aBioloy® vs Ti6Al4V p < 0.05, bCoCrMo vs Ti6Al4V p < 0.05
| Â | % Dead cells in biofilm | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. aureus | S. epidermidis | P. aeruginosa | C. acnes | |||||
R | S | R | S | R | S | R | S | |
Bioloy® | 5.9 ± 1 | 3 ± 1 | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 3 ± 1.8 | 6.7 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 0.7a | 12.4 ± 4.1 | 12.3 ± 6.9 |
Ti6Al4V | 3.5 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 6.4 ± 3.1 | 5.1 ± 1 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 5.4 ± 1.5 | 18 ± 3.3 | 13.4 ± 2.9 |
CoCrMo | 5.7 ± 2.1 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 6.1 ± 3.2 | 3.5 ± 1b | 13.1 ± 7.9 | 14 ± 5.4 |