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Hu B, Liu Y, Zhang B, Guo F, Zhang M, Yu W, Li S, Hao L. A high-sensitivity SnSe/Si heterojunction position-sensitive detector for ultra-low power detection. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:4170-4175. [PMID: 38334754 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05906e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Position-sensitive detectors (PSDs) based on the lateral photovoltaic effect are crucial components in non-contact distance measurement, process control, guidance systems, and other related applications. However, PSDs are challenging due to the narrow spectral range and low sensitivity, limiting further practical application. Here, we present an ultra-sensitive SnSe/Si PSD device. A large-area uniform SnSe nanorod (NR) array film was grown on Si using a glancing-angle magnetron sputtering deposition technique and a SnSe/Si heterojunction PSD device was fabricated. PSDs exhibit an excellent photoresponse in a wide spectral range of 405-980 nm, showing an ultrahigh position sensitivity of 1517.4 mV mm-1 and an excellent spectral sensitivity of 4 × 104 V W-1. More importantly, the detection limit power of the device is as low as 10 nW, indicating the outstanding potential for weak light detection. Based on the unique structural features and interface effect, the mechanisms for the remarkable performance of the fabricated SnSe/Si PSD device are clarified. This work indicates the large potential of SnSe/Si heterojunctions as a promising material for ultrasensitive optical position-sensitive devices.
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- Bing Hu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, P. R. China.
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, P. R. China.
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Qu C, Rozsa J, Running M, McNamara S, Walsh K. I-GLAD: a new strategy for fabricating antibacterial surfaces. DISCOVER NANO 2024; 19:17. [PMID: 38270785 PMCID: PMC10810768 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-024-03959-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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The paper uses inverted glancing angle deposition (I-GLAD) for creating antibacterial surfaces. Antibacterial surfaces are found in nature, such as on insect wings, eyes, and plant leaves. Since the bactericidal mechanism is purely physical for these surfaces, the antimicrobial resistance of bacteria to traditional chemical antibiotics can be overcome. The technical problem is how to mimic, synthesize, and scale up the naturally occurring antibacterial surfaces for practical applications, given the fact that most of those surfaces are composed of three-dimensional hierarchical micro-nano structures. This paper proposes to use I-GLAD as a novel bottom-up nanofabrication technique to scale up bio-inspired nano-structured antibacterial surfaces. Our innovative I-GLAD nanofabrication technique includes traditional GLAD deposition processes alongside the crucial inverting process. Following fabrication, we explore the antibacterial efficacy of I-GLAD surfaces using two types of bacteria: Escherichia coli (E. coli), a gram-negative bacterium, and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a gram-positive bacterium. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) shows the small tips and flexible D/P (feature size over period) ratio of I-GLAD nanoneedles, which is required to achieve the desired bactericidal mechanism. Antibacterial properties of the I-GLAD samples are validated by achieving flat growth curves of E. coli and S. aureus, and direct observation under SEM. The paper bridges the knowledge gaps of seeding techniques for GLAD, and the control/optimization of the I-GLAD process to tune the morphologies of the nano-protrusions. I-GLAD surfaces are effective against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, and they have tremendous potentials in hospital settings and daily surfaces.
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- Chuang Qu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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Tian F, Li M, Wu S, Li L, Hu H. A hybrid and scalable nanofabrication approach for bio-inspired bactericidal silicon nanospike surfaces. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2023; 222:113092. [PMID: 36577343 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.113092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Insects and plants exhibit bactericidal properties through surface nanostructures, such as nanospikes, which physically kill bacteria without antibiotics or chemicals. This is a promising new avenue for achieving antibacterial surfaces. However, the existing methods for fabricating nanospikes are incapable of producing uniform nanostructures on a large scale and in a cost-effective manner. In this paper, a scalable nanofabrication method involving the application of nanosphere lithography and reactive ion etching for constructing nanospike surfaces is demonstrated. Low-cost silicon nanospikes with uniform spacing that were sized similarly to biological nanospikes on cicada wings with a 4-inch wafer scale were fabricated. The spacing, tip radius, and base diameter of the silicon nanospikes were controlled precisely by adjusting the nanosphere diameters, etching conditions, and diameter reduction. The bactericidal properties of the silicon nanospikes with 300 nm spacing were measured quantitatively using the standard viability plate count method; they killed E. coli cells with 59 % efficiency within 30 h. The antibacterial ability of the nanospike surface was further indicated by the morphological differences between bacteria observed in the scanning electron microscopic images as well as the live/dead stains of fluorescence signals. The fabrication process combined the advantages of both top-down and bottom-up methods and was a significant step toward affordable bio-inspired antibacterial surfaces.
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- Feng Tian
- ZJUI Institute, International Campus, Zhejiang University, State Key laboratory of Fluidic Power & Mechanical Systems, Haining 314400, China; School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- ZJUI Institute, International Campus, Zhejiang University, State Key laboratory of Fluidic Power & Mechanical Systems, Haining 314400, China; School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- ZJUI Institute, International Campus, Zhejiang University, State Key laboratory of Fluidic Power & Mechanical Systems, Haining 314400, China; School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 China.
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Strategies to Mitigate and Treat Orthopaedic Device-Associated Infections. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11121822. [PMID: 36551479 PMCID: PMC9774155 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11121822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Orthopaedic device implants play a crucial role in restoring functionality to patients suffering from debilitating musculoskeletal diseases or to those who have experienced traumatic injury. However, the surgical implantation of these devices carries a risk of infection, which represents a significant burden for patients and healthcare providers. This review delineates the pathogenesis of orthopaedic implant infections and the challenges that arise due to biofilm formation and the implications for treatment. It focuses on research advancements in the development of next-generation orthopaedic medical devices to mitigate against implant-related infections. Key considerations impacting the development of devices, which must often perform multiple biological and mechanical roles, are delineated. We review technologies designed to exert spatial and temporal control over antimicrobial presentation and the use of antimicrobial surfaces with intrinsic antibacterial activity. A range of measures to control bio-interfacial interactions including approaches that modify implant surface chemistry or topography to reduce the capacity of bacteria to colonise the surface, form biofilms and cause infections at the device interface and surrounding tissues are also reviewed.
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Navarro E, González MU, Béron F, Tejo F, Escrig J, García-Martín JM. Large-Area Nanopillar Arrays by Glancing Angle Deposition with Tailored Magnetic Properties. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12071186. [PMID: 35407304 PMCID: PMC9000416 DOI: 10.3390/nano12071186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ferromagnetic films down to thicknesses of tens of nanometers and composed by polycrystalline Fe and Fe2O3 nanopillars are grown in large areas by glancing angle deposition with magnetron sputtering (MS-GLAD). The morphological features of these films strongly depend on the growth conditions. Vertical or tilted nanopillars have been fabricated depending on whether the substrate is kept rotating azimuthally during deposition or not, respectively. The magnetic properties of these nanopillars films, such as hysteresis loops squareness, adjustable switching fields, magnetic anisotropy and coercivity, can be tuned with the specific morphology. In particular, the growth performed through a collimator mask mounted onto a not rotating azimuthally substrate produces almost isolated well-defined tilted nanopillars that exhibit a magnetic hardening. The first-order reversal curves diagrams and micromagnetic simulations revealed that a growth-induced uniaxial anisotropy, associated with an anisotropic surface morphology produced by the glancing angle deposition in the direction perpendicular to the atomic flux, plays an important role in the observed magnetic signatures. These results demonstrate the potential of the MS-GLAD method to fabricate nanostructured films in large area with tailored structural and magnetic properties for technological applications.
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- Elena Navarro
- Instituto de Magnetismo Aplicado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid-ADIF-CSIC, P.O. Box 155, Las Rozas, 28230 Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC), Isaac Newton 8, Tres Cantos, 28760 Madrid, Spain; (M.U.G.); (J.M.G.-M.)
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-859, SP, Brazil;
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago 9170124, Chile; (F.T.); (J.E.)
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago 9170124, Chile; (F.T.); (J.E.)
- Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA), Santiago 9170124, Chile
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC), Isaac Newton 8, Tres Cantos, 28760 Madrid, Spain; (M.U.G.); (J.M.G.-M.)
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Influence of Bioinspired Lithium-Doped Titanium Implants on Gingival Fibroblast Bioactivity and Biofilm Adhesion. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11112799. [PMID: 34835563 PMCID: PMC8618897 DOI: 10.3390/nano11112799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Soft tissue integration (STI) at the transmucosal level around dental implants is crucial for the long-term success of dental implants. Surface modification of titanium dental implants could be an effective way to enhance peri-implant STI. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of bioinspired lithium (Li)-doped Ti surface on the behaviour of human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) and oral biofilm in vitro. HGFs were cultured on various Ti surfaces—Li-doped Ti (Li_Ti), NaOH_Ti and micro-rough Ti (Control_Ti)—and were evaluated for viability, adhesion, extracellular matrix protein expression and cytokine secretion. Furthermore, single species bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and multi-species oral biofilms from saliva were cultured on each surface and assessed for viability and metabolic activity. The results show that both Li_Ti and NaOH_Ti significantly increased the proliferation of HGFs compared to the control. Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) mRNA levels were significantly increased on Li_Ti and NaOH_Ti at day 7. Moreover, Li_Ti upregulated COL-I and fibronectin gene expression compared to the NaOH_Ti. A significant decrease in bacterial metabolic activity was detected for both the Li_Ti and NaOH_Ti surfaces. Together, these results suggest that bioinspired Li-doped Ti promotes HGF bioactivity while suppressing bacterial adhesion and growth. This is of clinical importance regarding STI improvement during the maintenance phase of the dental implant treatment.
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Antibiotic resistance is a global human health threat, causing routine treatments of bacterial infections to become increasingly difficult. The problem is exacerbated by biofilm formation by bacterial pathogens on the surfaces of indwelling medical and dental devices that facilitate high levels of tolerance to antibiotics. The development of new antibacterial nanostructured surfaces shows excellent prospects for application in medicine as next-generation biomaterials. The physico-mechanical interactions between these nanostructured surfaces and bacteria lead to bacterial killing or prevention of bacterial attachment and subsequent biofilm formation, and thus are promising in circumventing bacterial infections. This Review explores the impact of surface roughness on the nanoscale in preventing bacterial colonization of synthetic materials and categorizes the different mechanisms by which various surface nanopatterns exert the necessary physico-mechanical forces on the bacterial cell membrane that will ultimately result in cell death.
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Protruding Nanostructured Surfaces for Antimicrobial and Osteogenic Titanium Implants. COATINGS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings10080756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Protruding nanostructured surfaces have gained increasing interest due to their unique wetting behaviours and more recently their antimicrobial and osteogenic properties. Rapid development in nanofabrication techniques that offer high throughput and versatility on titanium substrate open up the possibility for better orthopaedic and dental implants that deter bacterial colonisation while promoting osteointegration. In this review we present a brief overview of current problems associated with bacterial infection of titanium implants and of efforts to fabricate titanium implants that have both bactericidal and osteogenic properties. All of the proposed mechano-bactericidal mechanisms of protruding nanostructured surfaces are then considered so as to explore the potential advantages and disadvantages of adopting such novel technologies for use in future implant applications. Different nanofabrication methods that can be utilised to fabricate such nanostructured surfaces on titanium substrate are briefly discussed.
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Bandara CD, Ballerin G, Leppänen M, Tesfamichael T, Ostrikov KK, Whitchurch CB. Resolving Bio-Nano Interactions of E. coli Bacteria-Dragonfly Wing Interface with Helium Ion and 3D-Structured Illumination Microscopy to Understand Bacterial Death on Nanotopography. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:3925-3932. [PMID: 33463326 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the bactericidal mechanisms of natural nanotextured surfaces is crucial for the development of fabricated nanotextured surfaces with efficient bactericidal activity. However, the scale, nature, and speed of bacteria-nanotextured surface interactions make the characterization of the interaction a challenging task. There are currently several different opinions regarding the possible mechanisms by which bacterial membrane damage occurs upon interacting with nanotextured surfaces. Advanced imaging methods could clarify this by enabling visualization of the interaction. Charged particle microscopes can achieve the required nanoscale resolution but are limited to dry samples. In contrast, light-based methods enable the characterization of living (hydrated) samples but are limited by the resolution achievable. Here we utilized both helium ion microscopy (HIM) and 3D structured illumination microscopy (3D-SIM) techniques to understand the interaction of Gram-negative bacterial membranes with nanopillars such as those found on dragonfly wings. Helium ion microscopy enables cutting and imaging at nanoscale resolution, while 3D-SIM is a super-resolution optical microscopy technique that allows visualization of live, unfixed bacteria at ∼100 nm resolution. Upon bacteria-nanopillar interaction, the energy stored due to the bending of natural nanopillars was estimated and compared with fabricated vertically aligned carbon nanotubes. With the same deflection, shorter dragonfly wing nanopillars store slightly higher energy compared to carbon nanotubes. This indicates that fabricated surfaces may achieve similar bactericidal efficiency as dragonfly wings. This study reports in situ characterization of bacteria-nanopillar interactions in real-time close to its natural state. These microscopic approaches will help further understanding of bacterial membrane interactions with nanotextured surfaces and the bactericidal mechanisms of nanotopographies so that more efficient bactericidal nanotextured surfaces can be designed and fabricated, and their bacteria-nanotopography interactions can be assessed in situ.
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- Chaturanga D Bandara
- The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.,School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Nanoscience Center, Department of Physics, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, FI-40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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Naghshbandi J. The influence of local and systemic factors upon dental implant osseointegration: A critical review. SAUDI JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.4103/sjos.sjoralsci_79_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Antibacterial Nanostructured Ti Coatings by Magnetron Sputtering: From Laboratory Scales to Industrial Reactors. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9091217. [PMID: 31466379 PMCID: PMC6780718 DOI: 10.3390/nano9091217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Based on an already tested laboratory procedure, a new magnetron sputtering methodology to simultaneously coat two-sides of large area implants (up to ~15 cm2) with Ti nanocolumns in industrial reactors has been developed. By analyzing the required growth conditions in a laboratory setup, a new geometry and methodology have been proposed and tested in a semi-industrial scale reactor. A bone plate (DePuy Synthes) and a pseudo-rectangular bone plate extracted from a patient were coated following the new methodology, obtaining that their osteoblast proliferation efficiency and antibacterial functionality were equivalent to the coatings grown in the laboratory reactor on small areas. In particular, two kinds of experiments were performed: Analysis of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation, and osteoblasts–bacteria competitive in vitro growth scenarios. In all these cases, the coatings show an opposite behavior toward osteoblast and bacterial proliferation, demonstrating that the proposed methodology represents a valid approach for industrial production and practical application of nanostructured titanium coatings.
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Marenzi G, Impero F, Scherillo F, Sammartino JC, Squillace A, Spagnuolo G. Effect of Different Surface Treatments on Titanium Dental Implant Micro-Morphology. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12050733. [PMID: 30836588 PMCID: PMC6427554 DOI: 10.3390/ma12050733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background: Titanium dental implants are today widely used with osseointegration mainly dependently on the implant surface properties. Different processing routes lead to different surface characteristics resulting, of course, in different in situ behaviors of the implants. Materials: The effect of different treatments, whether mechanical or chemical, on the surface morphology of titanium implants were investigated. To this aim, various experimental methods, including roughness analysis as well scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations, were applied. Results: The results showed that, in contrast to the mechanical treatments, the chemical ones gave rise to a more irregular surface. SEM observations suggested that where commercial pure titanium was used, the chemical treatments provided implant surfaces without contaminations. In contrast, sandblasted implants could cause potential risks of surface contamination because of the presence of blasting particles remnants. Conclusions: The examined implant surfaces showed different roughness levels in relation to the superficial treatment applied. The acid-etched surfaces were characterized by the presence of deeper valleys and higher peaks than the sandblasted surfaces. For this reason, acid-etched surfaces can be more easily damaged by the stress produced by the peri-implant bone during surgical implant placement.
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- Gaetano Marenzi
- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "L. Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
- Institute of Dentistry, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119146 Moscow, Russia.
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