Multifunctionally Modified Superhydrophobic Aluminum and Fabric Surfaces with Reduced Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacterial Attachment: A Possible Approach for Self-Cleaning Aircraft and Crew Cabin Surfaces
| Autor: | Jacob Coppage-Gross, Vincent C. Onyilo, Shreekumar R. Pillai, Krishnaswamy Kasthuri Rangan, Shree R. Singh, Tirumalai S. Sudarshan, Atul A. Chaudhari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Materials science
Mechanical Engineering technology industry and agriculture Biofilm chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology Limiting 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0104 chemical sciences chemistry Mechanics of Materials Aluminium Self cleaning parasitic diseases General Materials Science Nomex Composite material 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 31:1156-1161 |
| ISSN: | 1532-2475 1042-6914 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10426914.2015.1093137 |
| Popis: | Development of novel approaches for reducing the cost of routine cleaning of aircrafts and crew cabin surfaces is a challenge. In particular, the removal of bacterial pathogens engaged in biofilm formation and multi-drug resistance is of the utmost importance. “Self-cleaning” materials such as functionally modified superhydrophobic surfaces are of a greater use as they not only remove the bacteria by their antimicrobial component, but also do not allow the bacterial attachment to the superhydrophobic surfaces, thereby limiting the biofilm formation. In the present study, we tested three surface-modified fabrics and three aluminum sheet surfaces for their bacterial attachment properties using Escherichia coli (gram-negative) and Staphylococcus aureus (gram-positive) bacteria. The surface-modified fabrics were coated Nomex fabric (1382 and 1386) and uncoated Nomex fabric (1384). The aluminum sheets were coated with fluorofunctionalized copper-doped magnesium oxide (Cu–MgO) (1381 and 1434) and fluorofunction... |
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