PROBIOTIC SELF-COATING MEDICAL CATHETER AND METHODS OF MAKING
PROBIOTIC SELF-COATING MEDICAL CATHETER AND METHODS OF MAKING
Methods of making a probiotic self-coating medical catheter include preparing a probiotic bioink by combining at least one probiotic with a silicone bioink at a weight ratio of 2:1 to 100:1, printing a three-dimensional tubular structure with the probiotic bioink, and heating the three-dimensional tubular structure to a temperature of up to 60° C. to cure the probiotic bioink through hydrosilylation of the silicone bioink to form the probiotic self-coating medical catheter. The at least one probiotic is a non-pathogenic bacteria. A probiotic self-coating medical catheter made according to such method is also provided.