@article{c99b10a7bc634084921856cc6e185a09,
title = "Electrodeposition for antibacterial nickel-oxide-based coatings",
abstract = "Nickel-oxide-based films exhibiting antibacterial activity against both Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) and Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus atrophaeus) have been fabricated by electrodeposition from aqueous solutions. However, after annealing of the films, no antibacterial activity has been observed. As-deposited films were found to consist of a mixture of nickel-oxide hydroxide and nickel hydroxide, while annealing resulted in the conversion of the films into pure NiO. Also, annealed films exhibited no production of H2O2, unlike as-deposited films. Thus, antibacterial activity of as-deposited films is related to the presence of nickel-oxide hydroxide/nickel hydroxide which results in the production of reactive oxygen species and antibacterial activity. {\textcopyright} 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
keywords = "Bactericidal coatings, Electrodeposition, Oxides, Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction",
author = "Xi, {Yan Yan} and Huang, {Bing Qiang} and Djuri{\v s}i{\'c}, {Aleksandra B.} and Chan, {Charis M.N.} and Leung, {Frederick C.C.} and Chan, {Wai Kin} and Au, {Doris T.W.}",
year = "2009",
month = oct,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1016/j.tsf.2009.04.018",
language = "English",
volume = "517",
pages = "6527--6530",
journal = "Thin Solid Films",
issn = "0040-6090",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
number = "24",
}