Atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma deposition of silver nanocomposite on textiles for controllable antibacterial activity

Infections associated with medical textiles are responsible for at least 2-7% of post-operational complications increasing mortality and healthcare costs.[1] Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) present a larger surface-volume area improving the interaction with microorganisms and, consequently, enhancing t...

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Main Author: Zille, Andrea (author)
Other Authors: Ribeiro, Ana Isabel Ferreira (author), Souto, A. Pedro (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/61861
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/61861