Antimicrobial activity against hospital-related pathogens of dual layer CuO/TiO2 coatings prepared by CVD

Foster, HA, Sheel, DW, Evans, P, Sheel, P, Varghese, S, Elfakhri, SO, Hodgkinson, JL and Yates, HM ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3261-0183 2012, 'Antimicrobial activity against hospital-related pathogens of dual layer CuO/TiO2 coatings prepared by CVD' , Chemical Vapor Deposition, 18 (4-6) , pp. 140-146.

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Abstract

Photocatalytically active films of TiO2/CuO grown by atmospheric pressure thermal (APT)CVD are investigated for activity against multiple antibiotic-resistant pathogens namely, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and a recent isolate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), that have been shown to persist in the hospital environment. The bacteria are killed by UVA irradiation of the photocatalyst with a>5 log kill within 4–6 h except for the MRSA where a 2–3 log kill is obtained after 6 h increasing to >5 log after 24 h. There is antimicrobial activity in the dark which is enhanced by irradiation with fluorescent light. There is also activity at 5 8C under UVA, but activity is lower when fluorescent light is used for illumination.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Health and Wellbeing
Schools:	Schools > School of Environment and Life Sciences > Biomedical Research Centre Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre
Journal or Publication Title:	Chemical Vapor Deposition
Publisher:	Wiley
Refereed:	Yes
Related URLs:	Publication
Funders:	EU 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Depositing User:	HM Yates
Date Deposited:	08 Jun 2015 18:16
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2018 20:43
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/34797

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