Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 3:00 PM
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Antibacterial Coatings On Glass And Plastic Materials Via Single-Dip Coating

Stoyan K. Smoukov and Bartosz A. Grzybowski. Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd/TECH E136, Evanston, IL 60208

Self-organization of 5nm silver particles results in dense coatings on a variety of surfaces via a single dip solution procedure, thus conferring antibacterial properties to the surfaces.