Antibacterial Properties of Titanate Nanofiber Thin Films Formed on a Titanium Plate

A sodium titanate nanofiber thin film and a silver nanoparticle/silver titanate nanofiber thin film formed on the surface of a titanium plate exhibited strong antibacterial activities against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which is one of the major bacteria causing in-hospital infectio...

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Main Authors: Mitsunori Yada, Yuko Inoue, Iwao Noda, Tomohiro Morita, Toshio Torikai, Takanori Watari, Takao Hotokebuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/476585