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Antibacterial mechanism of Cu-bearing 430 ferritic stainless steel

Authors: Zhuang Zhang, Xin-Rui Zhang, Tao Jin , Chun-Guang Yang, Yu-Peng Sun, Qi Li, Ke Yang

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 2/2022

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Copper (Cu)-bearing stainless steel has testified its effectiveness to reduce the risk of bacterial infections. However, its antibacterial mechanism is still controversial. Therefore, three 430 ferritic stainless steels with different Cu contents are selected to conduct deeper research by the way of bacterial inactivation from two aspects of material and biology. Hereinto, electrochemical and antibacterial results show that the increase in Cu content simultaneously improves the corrosion resistance and antibacterial property of 430 stainless steel. In addition, it is found that Escherichia coli (E. coli) on the surface 430 Cu-bearing stainless steel by the dry method of inoculation possesses a rapid inactivation ability. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) aids with ion chelation experiments prove that Cu (I) plays a more crucial role in the contact-killing efficiency than Cu (II), resulting from more production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).

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Title: Antibacterial mechanism of Cu-bearing 430 ferritic stainless steel
Authors: Zhuang Zhang
Xin-Rui Zhang
Tao Jin
Chun-Guang Yang
Yu-Peng Sun
Qi Li
Ke Yang
Publication date: 20-06-2021
Publisher: Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in: Rare Metals / Issue 2/2022
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01751-y

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