Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1107-1116

  Varghese, S ^a   Elfakhri, S ^a   Sheel, D W ^a,b   Sheel, P ^b   Bolton, F J ^c   Foster, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CVD Technologies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ag; Antibacterial; Coating; CVD; Silver; Surface

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; ELASTOMERS; HEALTH CARE; MICROORGANISMS; SILICA; SILVER;

% REDUCTIONS; AG; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIALS; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CLINICAL ISOLATES; INFECTION CONTROL; SILICA SURFACE; STANDARD TESTS; SURFACE COATINGS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOCUSATE CALCIUM; PLASTIC; PROTEIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DEPOSITION; DISINFECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLASS; HEALTH CARE; PROTEIN; SILICA; SILVER; STANDARD (REGULATION); SURFACE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGING; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HARDNESS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; VAPOR;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AG; AG-SIO2; ANTIBACTERIAL; COATING; CVD; SILVER; SURFACE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASTICS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER;

EID: 84885850199     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12308     Document Type: Article

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