Remarkable bactericidal traits of a metal-ceramic composite coating elated by hierarchically structured surface.

Jiang Xu, Zhijian Pan, Shaung Peng, Yanjie Zhao, Shuyun Jiang, Yu Jie Chen, Zong-Han Xie, Paul Munroe

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Effect of micropillar surface topography on the antibacterial performance of zinc oxide coated polymer films.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2025
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Jiang XuDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, PR China.

Zhijian PanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, PR China.

Shaung PengDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, PR China.

Yanjie ZhaoDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, PR China.

Shuyun JiangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, PR China.

Yu Jie ChenSchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.

Zong-Han XieSchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.

Paul MunroeSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A ceramic-based coating with a hierarchical surface structure was synthesized via solid-state reaction enabled by a double cathode glow discharge technique. This innovative coating comprises two distinct layers, specifically an outer layer with a well-aligned micro-pillar array and a dense inner layer. Both are composed of a face-centered cubic Cu(Co,Ni,Fe) solid solution phase together with a spinel-type Fe(Al,Cr)

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Biomedical MaterialsCoatingsMicrobiofilms

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PMID33437933

DOI10.1016/j.isci.2020.101942

PMCPMC7786122

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