Micro-scale fabrication and characterization of a silver-polymer-based electrically activated antibacterial surface

Biofabrication

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Shirwaiker, Rohan A ^a   Wysk, Richard A ^b   Kariyawasam, Subhashinie ^c   Carrion, Hector ^a   Voigt, Robert C ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICACY; EXTERNAL VOLTAGES; FABRICATION METHODOLOGY; HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION; INDIRECT CONTACT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICRO-SCALES; MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING; MINIMUM FEATURE SIZES; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SILVER ELECTRODE; SILVER IONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STUDY AND APPLICATIONS; SURFACE PROFILOMETRY; TREATMENT COSTS;

ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABRICATION; HEALTH CARE; METAL IONS;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLYMER; SILVER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYMERS; SILVER;

EID: 79958266233     PISSN: 17585082     EISSN: 17585090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1758-5082/3/1/015003     Document Type: Article

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