Anti-bacterial coatings

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Photoactive coating to prevent bacterial biofilms

A new study aims at developing photoactive coatings based on carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and waterborne polyurethane (WPU), capable of preventing the formation of bacterial biofilms.

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New ultra-transparent, hard and antibacterial coating

Researchers have developed a facile approach to fabricate multifunctional coating that has potential application in vehicle glass, mobile screens, building wall, furniture and other fields to endow outstanding...

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Antibacterial chitosan based coatings

Researchers have presented a novel way of produciing antibacterial noncytotoxic coatings for medical device applications.

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ZnO nanoparticles against biofilm and bacteria

A new study has evaluated the in vitro efficacy of green synthesised ZnO nanoparticles against biofilm and virulence of Serratia marcescens.

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Novel antibacterial wood coatings

A new study portrays antibacterial wood coatings with soybean protein isolate nano-silver hydrosol.

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Membranes with superhydrophobic and antibacterial performances

Researchers have presented micro/nano-structured electrospun membranes with superhydrophobic and photodynamic antibacterial performances.

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Light-driven disinfection of surfaces

Scientists have debeloped NIR-responsive waterborne polyurethane-polydopamine coatings for the light-driven disinfection of surfaces.

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Microcapsules containing essential oil for inhibition of drug-resistant bacteria

A new paper focuses on the fabrication of epoxy coatings loaded with urushiol microcapsules containing essential oil for inhibition of drug-resistant Helicobacter pylori and Staphylococcus aureus.

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Composite coating with superior antibacterial and anti-biofouling properties

Scientists report the fabrication of a graphene oxide (GO)/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) composite coating on 316L stainless steel (SS) with superior antibacterial and anti-biofouling performance using electrophoretic...

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Antibacterial properties of polyurethane coating

A new study aims to prepare antibacterial coatings based on polyurethane and curcumin-modified graphene oxide.

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Novel coating: Flame-retardant, smoke suppression and antibacterial properties

Scientists present an eco-friendly coating based on an intumescent flame-retardant system for viscose fabrics with multi-function properties.

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Antibacterial composite using non-toxic nanomaterial

In order to deal with the challenge of biofilms and its associated infections, it is important to develop some efficient methodology which prevents the formation of biofilms over the surfaces. Now a new...

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Novel high-performance antibacterial film

Researchers have preented an antibacterial film via synergistic effect between uniformly dispersed TiO2 nanoparticles and multifunctional quaternary ammonium cationic ligand.

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Antibacterial hybrid coatings

A recent study presents non-toxic antibacterial hybrid coatings consisting of lysostaphin and waterborne polyurethane.