Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 94 (2012) 170–176
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Preparation and rapid analysis of antibacterial silver,...
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Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 94 (2012) 170–176
Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
journal homepage: www.
elsevier.
com/locate/colsurfb
Preparation and rapid analysis of antibacterial silver, copper and zinc doped
sol–gel surfaces
Swarna Jaiswala,b
, Patrick McHaleb
, Brendan Duffya,∗
a
Centre for Research in Engineering Surface Technology (CREST), FOCAS Institute, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin 8, Ireland
b
School of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Ireland
a r t i c l e i n f o
Article history:
Received 30 September 2011
Received in revised form
12 December 2011
Accepted 23 January 2012
Available online 1 February 2012
Keywords:
Antibacterial activity
Metal doped sol–gel
Microtitre well coating
a b s t r a c t
The colonisation of clinical and industrial surfaces with microorganisms, including antibiotic-resistant
strains, has promoted increased research into the develop
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