Thermal spraying has been present for over a century, being greatly refined and optimized
during this time. It has become nowadays a reliable and cost-efficient method to deposit …

Nanoparticles based on metal and metallic oxides have become a novel trend for dental
applications. Metal nanoparticles are commonly used in dentistry for their exclusive shape …

Evidence that contaminated surfaces contribute to the transmission of hospital pathogens
comes from studies modeling transmission routes, microbiologic studies, observational …

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are a global problem associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. Controlling the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is a major …

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 …

Microbes tend to attach to available surfaces and readily form biofilms, which is problematic
in healthcare settings. Biofilms are traditionally associated with wet or damp surfaces such …

Bacteria are rapidly killed on copper surfaces, and copper ions released from the surface
have been proposed to play a major role in the killing process. However, it has remained …

Ti-Cu alloys with different Cu contents (3, 5 and 7 wt%) were fabricated and studied as novel
antibacterial biomaterials for dental application. The Ti-Cu alloys were annealing treated at …

Methods to improve disinfection of environmental surfaces in hospital rooms include
improving cleaning/disinfection by environmental service workers through education and …

In this work, for the first time bacterial cellulose (BC) hydrogel membranes were used for the
fabrication of antimicrobial cellulosic nanocomposites by hydrothermal deposition of Cu …