Aluminum plasmonic nanoshielding in ultraviolet inactivation of bacteria

Abstract Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is an effective bacterial inactivation technique with broad applications in environmental disinfection. However, biomedical applications are limited due to the low selectivity, undesired inactivation of beneficial bacteria and damage of healthy tissue. New appro...

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Main Authors: Jeremy N. Kunz, Dmitri V. Voronine, Weigang Lu, Zachary Liege, Ho Wai Howard Lee, Zhenrong Zhang, Marlan O. Scully
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08593-8