학술논문
Antibacterial properties of lithium niobate crystal substrates.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*LITHIUM niobate
*SERS spectroscopy
*IRRADIATION
*LIGHT sources
*RAMAN scattering
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ISSN
1559-9612
Abstract
The bactericidal properties of chemically patterned lithium niobate substrates under a super-bandgap UV light source is established. UV irradiation of lithium niobate surfaces inoculated with bacteria leads to antimicrobial activity compared to a glass substrate under similar conditions, as determined by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and corroborated with a fluorescence-based live/dead assay. This finding may expand the possible biomedical applications of lithium niobate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]