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| Title | Antimicrobial oligo(p-phenylene-ethynylene) film deposited by resonant infrared matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | W Ge, Q Yu, GP López, and AD Stiff-Roberts |
| Journal | Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces |
| Volume | 116 |
| Start Page | 786 |
| Pagination | 786 - 792 |
| Date Published | 04/2014 |
| Abstract | <p>The antimicrobial oligomer, oligo(p-phenylene-ethynylene) (OPE), was deposited as thin films by resonant infrared matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (RIR-MAPLE) on solid substrates and exhibited light-induced biocidal activity. The biocidal activity of OPE thin films deposited by spin-coating and drop-casting was also investigated for comparison. Enhanced bacterial attachment and biocidal efficiency of the film deposited by RIR-MAPLE were observed and attributed to nanoscale surface topography of the thin film. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.</p> |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.01.033 |
| Short Title | Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces |