Micromorphological characterization of zinc/silver particle composite coatings
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Alia Méndez1, Yolanda Reyes2, Gabriel Trejo2
1Department of Applied Bioinorganic, Centro De Química-ICUAP Benemérita Universidad Autónoma De Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria Puebla, Puebla, 72530, México.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the three-dimensional (3D) surface micromorphology of zinc/silver particles (Zn/AgPs) composite coatings with antibacterial activity prepared using an electrodeposition technique. These 3D nanostructures were investigated over square areas of 5 μm × 5 μm by atomic force microscopy (AFM), fractal, and wavelet analysis. The fractal analysis of 3D surface roughness revealed that (Zn/AgPs) composite coatings have fractal geometry. Triangulation method, based on the linear interpolation type, applied for AFM data was employed in order to characterise the surfaces topographically (in amplitude, spatial distribution and pattern of surface characteristics). The surface fractal dimension Df , as well as height values distribution have been determined for the 3D nanostructure surfaces.
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