Antibacterial Characteristics of Lotus-Type Porous Copper-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Antibacterial Characteristics of Lotus-Type Porous Copper

Published:2013 Issue: Volume:2013 Page:1-4
ISSN:1687-8434
Container-title:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
language:en
Short-container-title:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Author:

Lee Jin-Soo¹,Lee Yun-Soo¹²,Kim Mok-Soon¹,Hyun Soong-Keun¹,Kang Chang-Ho³,So Jae-Seong³,Yoon Eui-Han⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Republic of Korea

2. Light Metal Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon 642-831, Republic of Korea

3. Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Republic of Korea

4. Institute of Research & Technology, Daechang Co., Ltd., Siheung 429-794, Republic of Korea

Abstract

Lotus-type porous copper with long cylindrical pores aligned parallel to the solidification direction was studied for use as an antibacterial material. The antibacterial performance of lotus-type porous copper samples with different specific surface areas againstEscherichia coliwas investigated. The results confirmed that the antibacterial effect gradually increased with specific surface area. The correlation between the pore structure of lotus-type porous metals and their antibacterial effect was also analyzed in detail. Our research proposes a new application of these metals in the water purifying system.

Funder

Inha University

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Engineering,General Materials Science

Link

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/amse/2013/608350.pdf

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