journal article·2021-03

Antimicrobial Copper Surfaces: Increasing Antibacterial Efficiency of Cu Surfaces by targeted Surface Functionalization via Ultrashort Pulsed Direct Laser Interference Patterning (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 5/2021)

Daniel W. Müller, Sarah Lößlein, Emmanuel Terriac, Kristina Brix, Katharina Siems, Ralf Moeller, Ralf Kautenburger, Frank Mücklich

Advanced Materials Interfaces· Volume 8· Issue 5
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Abstract

In article 2001656, Daniel W. Müller and co-workers were able to significally enhance antibacterial efficiency of Cu surfaces against Escherichia coli by ultrashort pulsed laser interference patterning in the scale of single bacteria cells. Improved bacterial killing could mainly be attributed to increased Cu sensitivity due to altered contact situations involving both available contact area and surface wettability.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Laser Material Processing Techniques · Near-Field Optical Microscopy · Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques

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Affiliations

Chair of Functional Materials Department of Materials Science Saarland University Saarbrücken 66123 Germany

Leibniz Institute for New Materials Dynamic Biomaterials Saarbrücken 66123 Germany

Department of Inorganic Solid‐State Chemistry Elemental Analysis Saarland University Saarbrücken 66123 Germany

Aerospace Microbiology Radiation Biology Department Institute of Aerospace Medicine German Aerospace Center (DLR e.V.) Cologne 51147 Germany

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