TY - JOUR
T1 - Anti-bacterial property of Si and F doped diamond-like carbon coatings
AU - Ren, D.W.
AU - Zhao, Q.
AU - Bendavid, A.
PY - 2013/7/15
Y1 - 2013/7/15
N2 - In this study, the anti-bacterial performance of modified diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings with Si and F was investigated and compared with standard DLC coatings and stainless steel using Klebsiella pneumoniae as test bacterium. The experimental results indicated that the F and Si doped DLC coatings reduced the surface energy and improved anti-bacterial ability of DLC coatings. The extended DLVO theory was used to calculate the interaction energy between the coatings and the bacterium. The anti-bacterial mechanism was explained using the extended theory.
AB - In this study, the anti-bacterial performance of modified diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings with Si and F was investigated and compared with standard DLC coatings and stainless steel using Klebsiella pneumoniae as test bacterium. The experimental results indicated that the F and Si doped DLC coatings reduced the surface energy and improved anti-bacterial ability of DLC coatings. The extended DLVO theory was used to calculate the interaction energy between the coatings and the bacterium. The anti-bacterial mechanism was explained using the extended theory.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.03.025
DO - 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.03.025
M3 - Article
SN - 0257-8972
VL - 226
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Surface & Coatings Technology
JF - Surface & Coatings Technology
ER -