Metal coated glasses by sputtering and their microfouling properties Free

Some elements as contaminant tend to be concentrated in biofilm. In order to prevent the fogging of glass, it is very important to control biofilm formation by metal dissolution. In this study, Metals were deposited on glass substrate by Helicon-wave-excited-plasma sputtering process. Sample was very thin metals layer like as half mirror, it could transmit light. The results of biofilm formation test, biofilm formation were inhibited on Cu, Sn and Cr, and light transmission of these samples was not degradation. It could be said that inhibition of biofilm formation was effective to suppressing cloudiness.