Abstract
The increase of antibiotic-resistant strains has necessitated the generation of antibacterial agents that do not induce microbial resistance. The present study was conducted to evaluate the antibacterial effect of copper-coated carbon nanotubes (Cu/CNTs) synthesized by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) on two strains of gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria. First, the PECVD method was used to deposit carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on high-resistivity silicon wafers previously decorated with nickel catalyst by an electron beam gun. These nanotubes were then coated with copper thin films (Cu, 0– 60 nm) in a vacuum evaporator using the Direct Current (DC) Magnetron Sputtering method. The morphology of PECVD-grown Cu/CNTs was investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The antibacterial properties of as-synthesized Cu/CNTs against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) were determined using Standard Plate Count (SPC). The results showed that increasing the coating thickness of Cu/CNTs had intensified their antibacterial activity. The SEM and TEM images confirmed the morphological modification of the samples after coating with copper.
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