A Long-Term Study on the Bactericidal Effect of ZrN-Cu
Nanostructured Coatings Deposited by an Industrial Physical
Vapor Deposition System

J 2024

A Long-Term Study on the Bactericidal Effect of ZrN-Cu Nanostructured Coatings Deposited by an Industrial Physical Vapor Deposition System

BEHRANGI, Sahand, Eva STAŇKOVÁ, Ivo SEDLÁČEK, Lucie ŠIMONÍKOVÁ, Pavel SOUČEK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

A Long-Term Study on the Bactericidal Effect of ZrN-Cu Nanostructured Coatings Deposited by an Industrial Physical Vapor Deposition System

Authors

BEHRANGI, Sahand (364 Islamic Republic of Iran, belonging to the institution), Eva STAŇKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ivo SEDLÁČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lucie ŠIMONÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel SOUČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vilma BURŠÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vjačeslav SOCHORA, Karel NOVOTNÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Petr VAŠINA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Nanomaterials, MDPI, 2024, 2079-4991

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

20506 Coating and films

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.300 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano14060496

UT WoS

001193536600001

Keywords in English

magnetron sputtering; Escherichia coli; door handles; bactericidal efficiency; ZrN-Cu coating

Abstract

V originále

ZrN-Cu coatings containing two different amounts of Cu (~11 at.% and ~25 at.%) were deposited using an industrial physical vapor deposition (PVD) system. The as-deposited coatings exhibited 100% bactericidal efficiency against Escherichia coli CCM 3988 for an exposure time of 40 min. Subsequently, the samples were attached onto our faculty’s door handles for six months to study the coatings’ long-term effectiveness and durability under actual operational conditions. The samples were periodically evaluated and it was observed that the coatings with 25 at.% Cu performed better than the ones with 11 at.% Cu. For example, following 15 days of being touched, the bactericidal effectiveness of the sample containing 25 at.% Cu dropped to 65% while it fell to 42% for the sample containing 11 at.%. After 6 months, however, both samples showed bactericidal efficiency of ~16–20%. The bactericidal efficiency of the samples touched for 6 months was successfully restored by polishing them. Furthermore, a group of samples was kept untouched and was also evaluated. The untouched samples with Cu content of ~25 at.% did not show any drop in their bactericidal properties after 6 months. ZrN-Cu coatings were concluded to be promising materials for self-sanitizing application on high-touch surfaces.

Links

LM2023039, research and development project

Name: Centrum výzkumu a vývoje plazmatu a nanotechnologických povrchových úprav

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

MUNI/A/1575/2023, interní kód MU

Name: Metody chemické a fyzikálně-chemické analýzy pro studium přírodních a syntetických materiálů.

Investor: Masaryk University, Methods of chemical and physico-chemical analysis for the study of natural and synthetic materials.

Citovat

BEHRANGI, Sahand, Eva STAŇKOVÁ, Ivo SEDLÁČEK, Lucie ŠIMONÍKOVÁ, Pavel SOUČEK, Vilma BURŠÍKOVÁ, Vjačeslav SOCHORA, Karel NOVOTNÝ and Petr VAŠINA. A Long-Term Study on the Bactericidal Effect of ZrN-Cu Nanostructured Coatings Deposited by an Industrial Physical Vapor Deposition System. Nanomaterials. MDPI, 2024, vol. 14, No 6, p. 1-14. ISSN 2079-4991. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano14060496.

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BEHRANGI, Sahand, Eva STAŇKOVÁ, Ivo SEDLÁČEK, Lucie ŠIMONÍKOVÁ, Pavel SOUČEK, Vilma BURŠÍKOVÁ, Vjačeslav SOCHORA, Karel NOVOTNÝ and Petr VAŠINA. A Long-Term Study on the Bactericidal Effect of ZrN-Cu Nanostructured Coatings Deposited by an Industrial Physical Vapor Deposition System. \textit{Nanomaterials}. MDPI, 2024, vol.~14, No~6, p.~1-14. ISSN~2079-4991. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano14060496.

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