Deposition of antimicrobial copper-rich coatings on polymers by atmospheric pressure jet plasmas

Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Kredl, Jana ^a   Kolb, Juergen F ^a   Schnabel, Uta ^a   Polak, Martin ^a   Weltmann, Klaus Dieter ^a   Fricke, Katja ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene; Antimicrobial activity; Cold atmospheric pressure plasma; Cooper; DC plasma jet; Polymer; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIA; BUTADIENE; COATINGS; COPPER; DEPOSITION; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FLOW OF GASES; METAL COATINGS; MICROORGANISMS; PLASMA JETS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS; STYRENE; THIN FILMS;

ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; COOPER; DC PLASMA JET; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84965006793     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma9040274     Document Type: Article

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