What is it about?
This is one of the very interesting papers on Biofilms. Mr. Katsuhiko Sano is the main author. They devised a composite coating based on silane. Silver, copper and other nanopowders dispersed in the coating. By Raman Spectroscopy and FIB-SEM, he could confirm biofilms and also the control effects of the coating against biofilm formation.
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Why is it important?
The three points are important. They are Mr. Sano's findings. #1: Raman spectroscopy carried out the deposition on the surface of specimens. #2; Cross section of coating and biofilm were observed FIB-SEM successfully #3: The elemental distribution showed us that deposition on the surface is biofilm. The coating is now sold by Mr. Katsuhiko's company (D & D corporation).
Perspectives
I am one of his coauthors and have perspectives for this papers as follows. #1: He and his colleagues found that silane is the best substrate among composite coatings against fouling. #2: The other dispersion agents could be used for many other purposes. #3: They showed that Raman spectroscopy, FTIR-ATR, and FIB-SEM will be powerful tools for evaluation of biofilms.
Professor Hideyuki Kanematsu
National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College
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This page is a summary of: The development of the anti-biofouling coating agent using metal nanoparticles and analysis by Raman spectroscopy and FIB system, Surface and Coatings Technology, September 2017, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.04.015.
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