Shrink-induced superhydrophobic and antibacterial surfaces in consumer plastics

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Freschauf, Lauren R ^a   McLane, Jolie ^a   Sharma, Himanshu ^b   Khine, Michelle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; POLYCARBONATE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYSTYRENE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLASTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84865190585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040987     Document Type: Article

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