Antibacterial effects of nano-imprinted moth-eye film in practical settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies report that surfaces displaying micrometer- or nanometer-sized undulating structures exhibit antibacterial effects. In previous work, we described the use of an advanced nanofabrication technique to generate an artificial biomimetic Moth-eye film by coating a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film with nanoscale moth-eye protrusions made from a hydrophilic resin. This moth-eye film exhibited enhanced antibacterial effects in in vitro experiments. The aim of the present study was to verify the antibacterial efficacy of the Moth-eye film in practical environments.

Materials and methods

The antibacterial effects of three types of film (Moth-eye film, Flat film, and PET film) were compared. Sample films were pasted onto hand washing basins at the testing

SUBMITTER: Yamada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6169843 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature