Publications by authors named "Matthew Kurilich"
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- Hybrid carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets were created by combining CNTs with silver nanowires (AgNWs) and MXene to enhance their electromagnetic-interference (EMI) shielding properties.
- The hybrid sheets were produced using ultrasonic mixing and vacuum filtration, with variations in the weight ratios of the added materials.
- The final hybrid sheets showed significant improvements: EMI-shielding effectiveness increased by over 200%, and electrical conductivity improved by more than 1500%, although this also led to an increase in weight and thickness of the samples.
Silver (Ag) in different forms has been gaining broad attention due to its antimicrobial activities and the increasing resistance of bacteria to commonly prescribed antibiotics. However, various aspects of the antimicrobial mechanism of Ag have not been understood, including how Ag affects bacterial motility, a factor intimately related to bacterial virulence. Here, we report our study on how Ag ions affect the motility of bacteria using swimming, tethering, and rotation assays.
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