PMID- 30856644 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Prosthodont JT - The International Journal of Prosthodontics IS - 1942-4426 (Electronic) IS - 0893-2174 (Print) IP - 2 VI - 32 PST - ppublish DP - 2019 PG - 193-195 LA - en TI - Adhesion of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans to Parylene-C-Coated Polymethyl Methacrylate LID - 10.11607/ijp.5918 [doi] FAU - Green, Ingrid M. AU - Green I FAU - Margoni, Ioanna AU - Margoni I FAU - Nair, Sean P. AU - Nair S FAU - Petridis, Haralampos AU - Petridis H CN - AB - Purpose: 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. AID - 850107