Tunable Superhydrophobic Aluminum Surfaces with Anti-Biofouling and Antibacterial Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Characterization
2.2. Antibacterial Assay
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphological and Chemical Analysis
3.2. Antibacterial Activity
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Agent | Mean Diameter Zone of Inhibition (ZOI) (mm) | ||
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Gram-Positive Bacterium | Gram-Negative Bacteria | ||
Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538) | P. aeruginosa (ATCC 9027) | E. coli (ATCC 7839) | |
OTES | 12.0 ± 0.5 | 11.0 ± 1.0 | 11.0 ± 1.3 |
OTES-QUATs | 34 ± 1.6 | 22 ± 1.4 | 25 ± 0.9 |
QUATs | 39 ± 0.8 | 24 ± 1.2 | 27 ± 0.8 |
Ethanol | 13 ± 0.8 | 12 ± 0.5 | 12 ± 0.5 |
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Agbe, H.; Sarkar, D.K.; Chen, X.-G. Tunable Superhydrophobic Aluminum Surfaces with Anti-Biofouling and Antibacterial Properties. Coatings 2020, 10, 982. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10100982
Agbe H, Sarkar DK, Chen X-G. Tunable Superhydrophobic Aluminum Surfaces with Anti-Biofouling and Antibacterial Properties. Coatings. 2020; 10(10):982. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10100982
Chicago/Turabian StyleAgbe, Henry, Dilip Kumar Sarkar, and X.-Grant Chen. 2020. "Tunable Superhydrophobic Aluminum Surfaces with Anti-Biofouling and Antibacterial Properties" Coatings 10, no. 10: 982. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10100982