Advances in catalytic/photocatalytic bacterial inactivation by nano Ag and Cu coated surfaces and medical devices
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The increase of bacterial resistance against various disinfection processes is a worrying phenomenon. As a consequence, the search for alternative techniques for fighting micro-organisms has become one of the major issues of these last few years. In this d ...
