Fig. 3: Superhydrophilic surfaces. | npj Clean Water

Fig. 3: Superhydrophilic surfaces.

From: A review of advances & potential of applying nanomaterials for biofilm inhibition

Fig. 3

a Schematic model for water transport and antibacterial illustration of ZTFCMs (left), and umber of E. coli adhered onto the membrane surfaces estimated by SEM images (right)45 Copyright 2016, Elsevier B.V. b The schematic illustration of the antibacterial mechanism under immersed condition (left), and the bacteria coverages of E. coli (middle) and S. aureus (right) on different surfaces52 Copyright 2018, Elsevier B.V. c Antimicrobial test results of the glass slides with different protein coatings, E. coli (upper left) and S. aureus (lower left), and statistic data (right) of E. coli and S. aureus adhesion on different samples55 Copyright 2019, American Chemical Society. Reprinted with the kind permission from ACS Publications.

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