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An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens (2022)
Journal Article
Εkonomou, S. Ι., Soe, S., & Stratakos, A. C. (2023). An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 137, 105536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105536

Antimicrobial 3D printed surfaces made of PLA and TPU polymers loaded with copper (Cu), and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) were developed via fused deposition modeling (FDM). The potential antimicrobial effect of the 3D printed surfaces against Esch... Read More about An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens.

Rapid identification of foodborne pathogens in limited resources settings using a handheld Raman spectroscopy device (2022)
Journal Article
Stratakos, A., & Hansen, M. (2022). Rapid identification of foodborne pathogens in limited resources settings using a handheld Raman spectroscopy device. Applied Sciences, 12(19), Article 9909. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199909

Featured Application: Here, we report a practical and precise method for the identification of foodborne pathogenic bacteria using a Raman handheld device equipped with an orbital raster scan (ORS) technology that enables the system to generate a dis... Read More about Rapid identification of foodborne pathogens in limited resources settings using a handheld Raman spectroscopy device.