Alotaibi, AM;
Sathasivam, S;
Nair, SP;
Parkin, IP;
(2016)
Antibacterial properties of Cu-ZrO2 thin films prepared via aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B
, 4
(4)
pp. 666-671.
10.1039/c5tb02312b.
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Abstract
© 2015 The Royal Society of Chemistry. The antibacterial properties of a Cu-ZrO2 film grown via aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition are presented. The composite film showed high activity against E. coli (Gram-negative) and S. aureus (Gram-positive) bacteria with 5 log10 (E. coli) and 4 log10 (S. aureus) decrease in viable bacteria achieved within 20 and 60 minutes respectively. These results were comparable to a pure copper film that was prepared under the same conditions. The composite film was characterized for material properties using a range of techniques including X-ray photoemission and X-ray diffraction.
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