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Advantages of highly ionized pulse plasma magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS) of silver for improved E-coli inactivation

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Rosendo Sanjines

This study addresses the DC-magnetron sputtering (DCMS) of Ag-films on polyester and compares the results found for the E. coli inactivation with the inactivation obtained when applying highly ionized pulse plasma power magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS). The a ...

Elsevier2012

Microstructure of Cu-Ag Uniform Nanoparticulate Films on Polyurethane 3D Catheters: Surface Properties

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

The preparation, characterization, and antibacterial testing of Cu-Ag sputtered polyurethane (PU) catheters are addressed in this study. PU catheters with different atomic ratios Cu:Ag have been sputtered and led to different optical properties as followed ...

Amer Chemical Soc2016

ZrNO-Ag co-sputtered surfaces leading to E. coli inactivation under actinic light: Evidence for the oligodynamic effect

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines, Michaël Bensimon, Mirela Pascu

This study reports visible light sensitive ZrNO and ZrNO-Ag polyester samples prepared by sputtering in an Ar/N-2/O-2 atmosphere leading to Escherichia coil bacterial inactivation. The bacterial inactivation by ZrNO avoids the increasing environmental conc ...

Elsevier2013

Ag-surfaces sputtered by DC and pulsed DC-magnetron sputtering effective in bacterial inactivation: Testing and characterization

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Rosendo Sanjines, Cristina del Socorro Lonfat

This study addresses the deposition of active, uniform nanoparticulate Ag-thin films on polyester textiles by DC-magnetron sputtering (DC) and pulsed DC-magnetron sputtering (DCP). The deposition of Ag on the polyester fiber was observed to be the function ...

2012

Influence of bias voltage on the microstructure and physical properties of magnetron sputtered Zr–Si–N nanocomposite thin films

Rosendo Sanjines, Silviu Cosmin Sandu, David Oezer

e report an investigation concerning the influence of ion bombardment on the nanostructure and physical properties of Zr–Si–N nanocomposite thin films. The films were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering from individual Zr and Si targets. The Si cont ...

2009

Innovative TiO2/Cu Nanosurfaces Inactivating Bacteria in the Minute Range under Low-Intensity Actinic Light

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

The bacterial inactivation of E. coli by cotton TiO2/Cu DC-magnetron sputtered thin films was investigated in the dark and under low-intensity actinic light. The TiO2/Cu sputtered layers revealed to be sensitive to actinic light showing the spectral charac ...

Amer Chemical Soc2012

Influence of doping in thermochromic V1−xWxO2 and V1−xAlxO2 thin films: Twice improved doping efficiency in V1−xWxO2

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Andreas Schueler, Rosendo Sanjines, Antonio Paone

The parameters of thermal evaporation and magnetron sputtering deposition were optimized for fabrication of vanadium dioxide thin films. The O2 partial pressure during film deposition is critical for obtaining a pure VO2 phase. Thermochromic V1−xWxO2 (x = ...

Elsevier2015

Photocatalysis/catalysis by innovative TiN and TiN-Ag surfaces inactivate bacteria under visible light

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

This study presents the design, preparation, testing and characterization of TiN and TiN-Ag nanoparticulate films leading to photocatalytic and catalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli. When Ti was sputtered in N2 atmosphere, the TiN films unexpectedly r ...

Elsevier2012

Novel FeOx–polyethylene transparent films: synthesis and mechanism of surface regeneration

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

The first evidence for the synthesis of a uniform, adhesive polyethylene–FeOx (PE–FeOx) surface leading efficiently to bacterial inactivation is addressed in this study. PE was loaded with 0.04–0.08% Fe wt/wt PE after RF-plasma pretreatment was required to ...

RSC Publishing2015

Effect of light and oxygen on repetitive bacterial inactivation on uniform, adhesive, robust and stable Cu-polyester surfaces

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

This study reports new findings on the sputtered Cu-polyester (Cu-PES) bacterial inactivation under low intensity visible light (lambda > 400 nm). Cu-PES samples sputtered for 160 s led to the complete inactivation of E. coli in anaerobic and aerobic media ...

De Gruyter Mouton2017

In situ photoelectron spectroscopic characterization of reactively sputtered, doped vanadium oxide thin films

Andreas Schueler, Rosendo Sanjines, Anna Krammer, Olivia Valérie Charlotte Bouvard

Thin films of pure vanadium oxide (VOx) and Ge doped vanadium oxide (VOx:Ge) have been deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering on Si (100) substrates. These films were characterized by means of in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ultraviolet ph ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016

Quasi-Instantaneous Bacterial Inactivation on Cu-Ag Nanoparticulate 3D Catheters in the Dark and Under Light: Mechanism and Dynamics

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

The first evidence for Cu-Ag (50%/50%) nanoparticulate hybrid coatings is presented leading to a complete and almost instantaneous bacterial inactivation in the dark (

Amer Chemical Soc2016

Preparation and Mechanism of Cu-Decorated TiO2-ZrO2 Films Showing Accelerated Bacterial Inactivation

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

Antibacterial robust, uniform TiO2-ZrO2 films on polyester (PES) under low intensity sunlight irradiation made up by equal amounts of TiO2 and ZrO2 exhibited a much higher bacterial inactivation kinetics compared to pure TiO2 or ZrO2. The TiO2-ZrO2 matrix ...

Amer Chemical Soc2015

TiO2 and TiO2-Doped Films Able to Kill Bacteria by Contact: New Evidence for the Dynamics of Bacterial Inactivation in the Dark and under Light Irradiation

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

This paper addresses recent developments in the design, evaluation, and characterization of flexible, uniform polyethylene-TiO2 (PE-TiO2), TiO2-In2O3, and TiO2-polyester able to inactivate bacteria under band gap irradiation and in the dark. The preparatio ...

Hindawi Publishing Corporation2014

TaOxNy Sputtered Photoanodes For Solar Water Splitting

Michael Graetzel, Kevin Sivula, Rosendo Sanjines, Vincent Laporte, Maurin Cornuz, Nicolas Xanthopoulos

A series of TaOxNy photoelectrodes were deposited on F:SnO2 (FTO) substrates by DC reactive sputtering at room temperature, under a mixture of Ar, N-2 and O-2. The effects of the O-2 partial pressure during deposition (Po-2) on the films crystallinity, the ...

Elsevier Science Bv2012

Innovative transparent non-scattering TiO2 bactericide thin films inducing increased E. coli cell wall fluidity

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Lioubov Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Andrzej Kulik, Rosendo Sanjines, Mariusz Andrzejczuk

This study presents the first account for transparent, non-scattering TiO2 films on radio-frequency (RF) plasma and ultraviolet light in the C-spectral region (UVC) pretreated polyethylene (PE). These pretreatments allow the PE to bind higher amounts of Ti ...

Elsevier Science Sa2014

A unique approach to reveal the nanocomposite nc-MN/SiN-layer architecture of thin films via electrical measurements

Rosendo Sanjines, Silviu Cosmin Sandu, Scott Harada

By addition of Si to a binary transition metal nitride MN (e.g. TiN, ZrN, NbN, CrN), the hardness, thermal stability and chemical inertness of films have been considerably improved. The formation of a ternary M–Si–N ternary phase is possible under specific ...

2010

Accelerated Escherichia coli inactivation in the dark on uniform copper flexible surfaces

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines, Michaël Bensimon

The bacterial inactivation of Escherichia coli on Cu/CuO-polyester surfaces prepared by direct current magnetron sputtering was investigated in the dark and under actinic light (360nm

American Vacuum Society2014

Waveguide superconducting single-photon detectors for integrated quantum photonic circuits

Rosendo Sanjines

The monolithic integration of single-photon sources, passive optical circuits, and single-photon detectors enables complex and scalable quantum photonic integrated circuits, for application in linear-optics quantum computing and quantum communications. Her ...

American Institute of Physics2011

Temperature-dependent multiangle FTIR NIR-MIR ellipsometry of thermochromic VO2 and V1-xWxO2 films

Andreas Schueler, Rosendo Sanjines, Antonio Paone

VO2 and W-doped VO2 thin films were prepared by Radio Frequency (RF) reactive magnetron sputtering using V-metal target. The amount of W doping was quantified by Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS). The optical constants of VO2 and V1-xWxO2 films ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2015