DOI: 10.31399/asm.amp.2017-07.p022 ISSN:
Copper Alloys Resurface as an Antimicrobial Force
Harold T. Michels, Corinne A. Michels- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- General Materials Science
Abstract
Metals containing copper could soon be a mainstay in the war against antibiotic-resistant bacteria because they kill microorganisms on contact, work around the clock, are self-sanitizing, and require little if any outside help to remain effective.