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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Everyday life is exposed to the risks of contracting severe diseases due to the diffusion of severe pathogens. For this reason, efficient antimicrobial surfaces becomes a need of primary importance. In this work we report the first evidences of a new technique to synthesize an antibacterial coating on Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) samples, based on a non-stoichiometric, visible light responsive, titanium oxide. The coating was obtained through laser ablation of a titanium target, then the resulting ions were accelerated and implanted on the samples. The samples where tested against a Staphylococcus aureus strain, in order to assay their antimicrobial efficacy. Results show that this treatment strongly discourages bacterial adhesion to the treated surfaces.
Publisher: 
IOP Publishing
Publication date: 
24 Apr 2014
Authors: 

D Delle Side, V Nassisi, E Giuffreda, L Velardi, P Alifano, A Talà, SM Tredici

Biblio References: 
Volume: 508 Issue: 1 Pages: 012029
Origin: 
Journal of Physics: Conference Series