Durable Antibacterial Performance of Au-Ag-Cu Thin Films Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering: Real-World Applications.

Agata Markowska-Szczupak, Rafał J Wróbel, Anna Kiełbus-Rąpała, Beata Michalkiewicz

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Combination of Noble Metal and Gold-Silver Nanoclusters as Enhanced Antibacterial Coatings for Ti-Based Medical Implants.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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Agata Markowska-SzczupakDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastow Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3034-0263

Rafał J WróbelDepartment of Catalytic and Sorbent Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastow Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland.

Anna Kiełbus-RąpałaDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastow Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland.

Beata MichalkiewiczDepartment of Catalytic and Sorbent Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastow Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9182-6550

Funding

Marshal's Office of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship Proto_lab/K1/2020/U/19 and K2/2021/U/3

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing prevalence of bacteria resistant to antibiotics and conventional disinfectants is a cause for concern and underscores the necessity of developing new strategies to prevent the transmission of microorganisms. To this end, nanocrystalline Cu, Au, and Ag nanoparticles were employed to fabricate various coatings using the sputtering technique. Then, the antibacterial activity of the coatings against Gram-negative

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCopperGoldMetal NanoparticlesSilverEscherichia coliMicrobial Sensitivity TestsStaphylococcus epidermidisAnti-Bacterial AgentsCopperGoldSilverantibacterialcoppergoldmagnetron-sputtering methodpensilver

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PMID40871502

DOI10.3390/molecules30163348

PMCPMC12388740

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