Journal article
The nanotipped hairs of gecko skin and biotemplated replicas impair and/or kill pathogenic bacteria with high efficiency
Nanoscale, Vol.45(8), pp.18860-18869
2016
Abstract
We show that gecko microspinules (hairs) and their equivalent replicas, bearing nanoscale tips, can kill or impair surface associating oral pathogenic bacteria with high efficiency even after 7 days of repeated attacks. Scanning Electron Microscopy suggests that there is more than one mechanism contributing to cell death which appears to be related to the scaling of the bacteria type with the hair arrays and accessibility to the underlying nano-topography of the hierarchical surfaces.
Details
- Title
- The nanotipped hairs of gecko skin and biotemplated replicas impair and/or kill pathogenic bacteria with high efficiency
- Authors
- Xin M Li (Author) - University of Hong KongG S Cheung (Author) - University of Hong KongGregory S Watson (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastJolanta A Watson (Author) - The University of MelbourneS Lin (Author) - Fujian Medical UniversityL Schwarzkopf (Author) - James Cook UniversityD W Green (Author) - University of Hong Kong
- Publication details
- Nanoscale, Vol.45(8), pp.18860-18869
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (R S C) Publications
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.1039/c6nr05046h
- ISSN
- 2040-3364
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450449202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web Of Science research areas
- Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
- Physics, Applied