Authors
Nicola Cioffi, Luisa Torsi, Nicoletta Ditaranto, Luigia Sabbatini, Pier Giorgio Zambonin, Giuseppina Tantillo, Lina Ghibelli, Maria D’Alessio, Teresa Bleve-Zacheo, Enrico Traversa
Publication date
2004/9/20
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
85
Issue
12
Pages
2417-2419
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Description
Eukaryotes, such as fungi, can be harmful pathogen agents, and the control of their bioactivity is critical as humans are eukaryote organisms, too. Here, copper/polymer nanocomposites are proposed as antifungal spinnable coatings with controlled copper-releasing properties. The tests of the bioactivity show that fungal growth is inhibited on the nanocomposite-coated plates, and the antifungal activity can be modulated by controlling the Cu nanoparticle loading.© 2004 American
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