Early Experience With Defensive Antibacterial Coating (DAC®) Hydrogel in High-Risk Orthopaedic Implant Surgery.

Sasi Kumar Menon S, Roberts R, Ingram-Walpole S, Nabeel Shams M, Barlow D, Joshi Y, Malek I.

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.114499
Published: 2026-08-13
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.114499,
  title = {Early Experience With Defensive Antibacterial Coating (DAC®) Hydrogel in High-Risk Orthopaedic Implant Surgery.},
  author = {Sasi Kumar Menon S and  Roberts R and  Ingram-Walpole S and  Nabeel Shams M and  Barlow D and  Joshi Y and  Malek I.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.114499},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114499}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Early Experience With Defensive Antibacterial Coating (DAC®) Hydrogel in High-Risk Orthopaedic Implant Surgery.
AU  - Sasi Kumar Menon S
AU  -  Roberts R
AU  -  Ingram-Walpole S
AU  -  Nabeel Shams M
AU  -  Barlow D
AU  -  Joshi Y
AU  -  Malek I.
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.114499
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114499
ER  -

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S, S. K. M., R, R., S, I., M, N. S., D, B., Y, J., & I., M. (2026). Early Experience With Defensive Antibacterial Coating (DAC®) Hydrogel in High-Risk Orthopaedic Implant Surgery.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114499

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