Antifungal activity of polymer-based copper nanocomposite coatings

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作者：

Cioffi, N

Torsi, L

Ditaranto, N

Sabbatini, L

Zambonin, PG

Tantillo, G

Ghibelli, L

D'Alessio, M

Bleve-Zacheo, T

Traversa, E

机构：

[1] Univ Bari, Dipartmento Chim, I-70126 Bari, Italy

[2] Univ Bari, Dipartimento Sanita & Benessere Anim, I-70010 Bari, Italy

[3] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dipartimento Biol, I-00133 Rome, Italy

[4] CNR, Sez Bari, Ist Protez Piante, I-70126 Bari, Italy

[5] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dipartimento Sci & Tecnol Chim, I-00133 Rome, Italy

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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2004年 / 85卷 / 12期

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10.1063/1.1794381

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O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

Eukaryotes, such as fungi, can be harmful pathogen agents, and the control of their bioactivity is critical as humans are eukaryote organisms, too. Here, copper/polymer nanocomposites are proposed as antifungal spinnable coatings with controlled copper-releasing properties. The tests of the bioactivity show that fungal growth is inhibited on the nanocomposite-coated plates, and the antifungal activity can be modulated by controlling the Cu nanoparticle loading. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.

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