A High-Performance Antibacterial Nanostructured ZnO Microfluidic Device for Controlled Bacterial Lysis and DNA Release

• Main Authors: Yvonni Xesfyngi (Author), Maria Georgoutsou-Spyridonos (Author), Abinash Tripathy (Author), Athanasios Milionis (Author), Dimos Poulikakos (Author), Dimitrios C. Mastellos (Author), Angeliki Tserepi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this work, the antibacterial properties of nanostructured zinc oxide (ZnO) surfaces are explored by incorporating them as walls in a simple-to-fabricate microchannel device. Bacterial cell lysis is demonstrated and quantified in such a device, which functions due to the action of its nanostructur...