Role of copper oxides in contact killing of bacteria

The potential of metallic copper as an intrinsically antibacterial material is gaining increasing attention in the face of growing antibiotics resistance of bacteria. However, the mechanism of the so-called "contact killing" of bacteria by copper surfaces is poorly understood and requires...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 29(2013), 52 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 16160-6
1. Verfasser: Hans, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Erbe, Andreas, Mathews, Salima, Chen, Ying, Solioz, Marc, Mücklich, Frank
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Anti-Bacterial Agents Copper 789U1901C5 cuprous oxide T8BEA5064F