The effects of plasma treatment on bacterial biofilm formation on vertically-aligned carbon nanotube arrays
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- RSC Advances, 2015, 5 (7), pp. 5142 - 5148
- Issue Date:
- 2015-01-01
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© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be fabricated with an ordered microstructure by controlling their growth process. Unlike dispersed carbon nanotubes, these vertically-aligned arrays have the ability to support or inhibit bacteria biofilms. Here, we show that by treating the carbon nanotube arrays with plasma, different effects on biofilms of Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus epidermidis) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) can be observed.
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