Fig. 4From: Antibacterial potency of different deposition methods of silver and copper containing diamond-like carbon coated polyethyleneBacterial growth of S. epidermidis in the Ag-DLC-PE testing group 2 with comparison of different deposition methods (t = 0: before incubation; t = 24 h: after incubation; PIII: plasma immersion ion implantation; II: direct ion implantation); * = p < .05 (compared to untreated PE)Back to article page