Nanosurface Texturing for Enhancing the Antibacterial Effect of Biodegradable Metal Zinc: Surface Modifications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Samples Preparation
2.2. Surface Characterization
2.3. Antibacterial Evaluation
2.3.1. Biofilm Development
2.3.2. Bacterial Colony Number Counting
2.3.3. Biofilm Metabolic Activity
2.3.4. Crystal Violet Assay
2.3.5. Confocal Microscopy
2.3.6. Surface Morphology Observation by SEM
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Surface Characterization
3.2. Antibiofilm Properties
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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K | Λ (Å) | Peak Position (°) | FWHM (RAD) | L (nm) | Average (nm) | |
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untreated Zn | 0.94 | 1.54 | 36.39 | 0.13 | 68.51 | 151.63 |
0.94 | 1.54 | 39.10 | 0.04 | 202.60 | 151.63 | |
0.94 | 1.54 | 43.32 | 0.06 | 151.93 | 151.63 | |
5% Zn | 0.94 | 1.54 | 36.33 | 0.23 | 38.21 | 76.95 |
0.94 | 1.54 | 39.09 | 0.17 | 50.66 | 76.95 | |
0.94 | 1.54 | 43.25 | 0.06 | 141.99 | 76.95 | |
15% Zn | 0.94 | 1.54 | 36.42 | 0.15 | 59.20 | 103.51 |
0.94 | 1.54 | 39.13 | 0.07 | 120.56 | 103.51 | |
0.94 | 1.54 | 43.32 | 0.07 | 130.77 | 103.51 |
O1s | C1s | Zn2p | |
---|---|---|---|
untreated Zn | 36.71 | 55.17 | 8.11 |
5% etched Zn | 35.36 | 57.89 | 6.75 |
15% etched Zn | 34.23 | 59.86 | 5.91 |
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Xiang, E.; Moran, C.S.; Ivanovski, S.; Abdal-hay, A. Nanosurface Texturing for Enhancing the Antibacterial Effect of Biodegradable Metal Zinc: Surface Modifications. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13132022
Xiang E, Moran CS, Ivanovski S, Abdal-hay A. Nanosurface Texturing for Enhancing the Antibacterial Effect of Biodegradable Metal Zinc: Surface Modifications. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(13):2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13132022
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiang, Enmao, Corey S. Moran, Sašo Ivanovski, and Abdalla Abdal-hay. 2023. "Nanosurface Texturing for Enhancing the Antibacterial Effect of Biodegradable Metal Zinc: Surface Modifications" Nanomaterials 13, no. 13: 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13132022