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Surface analysis of nitrogen plasma-treated C60/PS nanocomposite films for antibacterial activity.


ABSTRACT: The influence of N2 plasma on the antibacterial properties of polystyrene/fullerene (C60/PS) nanocomposite films with two concentrations is investigated. A comparison is made between the surface characteristics of the films before and after plasma irradiation for different time intervals. The alterations induced on the surface of the films after treatment are analyzed by contact angle and surface energy measurements, FTIR spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. The antibacterial properties, growth, biofilm formation, and adhesion of the nanocomposite films against two multidrug-resistant bacterial strains, Staphylococcus aureus KT337489 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa KT337488, are investigated before and after plasma irradiation. The results indicate that P. aeruginosa is more sensitive to treatment than S. aureus as well as an enhancement of the anti-adhesion of both strains to treated surfaces through exposure.

SUBMITTER: El-Sayed NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5471169 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Surface analysis of nitrogen plasma-treated C<sub>60</sub>/PS nanocomposite films for antibacterial activity.

El-Sayed Naglaa M NM   Reda Fifi M FM   Farag Omar F OF   Nasrallah Doaa A DA  

Journal of biological physics 20170504 2


The influence of N<sub>2</sub> plasma on the antibacterial properties of polystyrene/fullerene (C<sub>60</sub>/PS) nanocomposite films with two concentrations is investigated. A comparison is made between the surface characteristics of the films before and after plasma irradiation for different time intervals. The alterations induced on the surface of the films after treatment are analyzed by contact angle and surface energy measurements, FTIR spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. The antib  ...[more]

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