TY - JOUR
T1 - Coating of glass with ZnO via ultrasonic irradiation and a study of its antibacterial properties
AU - Applerot, Guy
AU - Perkas, Nina
AU - Amirian, Galina
AU - Girshevitz, Olga
AU - Gedanken, Aharon
PY - 2009/11/15
Y1 - 2009/11/15
N2 - Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized and deposited on the surface of glass slides using ultrasound irradiation. The structure and morphology of the nanoparticles were studied as a function of the synthesis time. The deposited film was analyzed using characterization methods such as XRD, SEM, AFM, and optical spectroscopy. Zinc oxide submicron crystals with an average diameter of ∼300 nm strongly adhered to the glass surface. This method is fast, simple, convenient, economical, and environmentally friendly. The antibacterial activities of the ZnO-glass composites were tested against Escherichia coli (Gram negative) and Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive) cultures. A significant bactericidal effect, even in a 0.13% coated glass (wt.%), was demonstrated.
AB - Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized and deposited on the surface of glass slides using ultrasound irradiation. The structure and morphology of the nanoparticles were studied as a function of the synthesis time. The deposited film was analyzed using characterization methods such as XRD, SEM, AFM, and optical spectroscopy. Zinc oxide submicron crystals with an average diameter of ∼300 nm strongly adhered to the glass surface. This method is fast, simple, convenient, economical, and environmentally friendly. The antibacterial activities of the ZnO-glass composites were tested against Escherichia coli (Gram negative) and Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive) cultures. A significant bactericidal effect, even in a 0.13% coated glass (wt.%), was demonstrated.
KW - Antibacterial activity
KW - Glass coating
KW - Ultrasound irradiation
KW - ZnO nanoparticles
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.04.198
DO - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.04.198
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AN - SCOPUS:71749113227
SN - 0169-4332
VL - 256
SP - S3-S8
JO - Applied Surface Science
JF - Applied Surface Science
IS - 3 SUPPL.
ER -