Antibacterial Cr-Cu-O films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering

Abstract

The paper reports on correlations between the structure of Cr-Cu-O films, the content of Cu in the films and their (i) antibacterial efficiency against E. Coli bacteria and (ii) mechanical properties.

Keywords

• Cr-Cu-O film
• structure
• mechanical properties
• antibacterial efficiency
• reactive magnetron sputtering