Antimicrobial oligo(p-phenylene-ethynylene) film deposited by resonant infrared matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The antimicrobial oligomer, oligo(p-phenylene-ethynylene) (OPE), was deposited as thin films by resonant infrared matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (RIR-MAPLE) on solid substrates and exhibited light-induced biocidal activity. The biocidal activity of OPE thin films deposited by spin-coating and drop-casting was also investigated for comparison. Enhanced bacterial attachment and biocidal efficiency of the film deposited by RIR-MAPLE were observed and attributed to nanoscale surface topography of the thin film.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ge, W; Yu, Q; López, GP; Stiff-Roberts, AD
Published Date
- April 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 116 /
Start / End Page
- 786 - 792
PubMed ID
- 24581926
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1873-4367
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0927-7765
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.01.033
Language
- eng