Bio-adhesion to thin films in relation to cleaning

• Published in: Thin solid films Vol. 484; no. 1; pp. 324 - 327
• Main Authors: Greenberg, Charles B., Steffek, Cory
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 22.07.2005; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adhesion; Bio-adhesion; Coatings; Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; Glass; Materials science; Mechanical and acoustical properties; adhesion; Physics; Solid surfaces and solid-solid interfaces; Surface cleaning, etching, patterning; Surface treatments; Surfaces and interfaces; thin films and whiskers (structure and nonelectronic properties); 87.15.By; Glass; 81.15.Gh; Coatings; 82.65.-i; Adhesion; Bio-adhesion; Surface cleaning; Inorganic compounds; Transition element compounds; Binary compounds; Experimental study; Thin films; Tin oxides; Titanium oxides; 81.15.Gh Adhesion; Chromium oxides; Iron oxides
• ISSN: 0040-6090; 1879-2731
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.03.008

The science and technology of thin films is so well developed at this time that it has become commonplace to think about them, relative to bulk counterparts, in terms of optical, mechanical, magnetic and electrical properties imparted to otherwise passive or unoptimized substrates. There are very good reasons, scientific and practical, to also think of thin films in respect to microbial adhesion. The interfacial chemistry has broad scientific implications, and practical consequences relate, at least, to problems of surface cleaning, and threat reduction as a part of that. We only introduce the bio-adhesion-to-film subject here.