Copper ions were implanted into a AISI420 martensitic stainless steel (SS) by metal vapor vacuum arc (MEVVA) with a dose range 0.2 xlO17 -S.OxlO17 cm"2 at the energy of lOOkeV. The Cu-implanted stainless steel was treated by a special antibacterial treatment subsequently. The phase compositions in the implanted layer were studied by glancing X-ray diffraction ( GXRD) and changes of bacterial appearance on the surface of Cu un-implanted SS and Cu-implanted SS with antibacterial treatment SS were observed by bio-TEM (transmission electron microscopy) separately. The results showed that a suitable amount of Cu-rich phase was dispersed in the implanted layer of Cu-implanted SS that was treated by special antibacterial treatment. So the Cu-implanted martensitic stainless steel with antibacterial treatment reveals excellent antibacterial property against both E. coli and S. aureus.
Copper ions were implanted into austenitic stainless steel （SS） by metal vapor vacuum arc with a energy of 100 keV and an ions dose range of （0.5-8.0）× 10^17 cm^-2. The Cu-implanted SS was annealed in an Ar atmosphere furnace. Glancing X-ray diffraction （GXRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and Auger electron spectroscopy （AES） were used to reveal the phase compositions, microstructures, and concentration profiles of copper ions in the implanted layer. The results show that the antibacterial property of Cu-implanted SS is attributed to Cu9.9Fe0.1, which precipitated as needles. The depth of copper in Cu-implanted SS with annealing treatment is greater than that in Cu-implanted SS without annealing treatment, which improves the antibacterial property against S. aureus. The salt wetting-drying combined cyclic test was used to evaluate the corrosion-resistance of antibacterial SS, and the results reveal that the antibacterial SS has a level of corrosion-resistance equivalent to that of un-implanted SS.
Antibacterial activity of AISI420 stainless steel (SS) implanted by copper was investigated. Ions extracted from a metal vapor vacuum arc (MEVVA) are sourced with 100keV energy and a dose range from 0.2×1017 to 2.0×1017ions·cm-2. The saturation dose of Cu implantation in AISI420 SS and Cu surface concentration were calculated at the energy of 100keV. The effect of dose on the antibacterial activity was analyzed. Results of antibacterial test show that the saturation dose is the optimum implantation dose for best antibacterial activity, which is above 99% against both Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Novel phases such as Fe4Cu3 and Cu9.9Fe0.1 were found in the implanted layer by glancing angle X-ray diffraction (GXRD). The antibacterial activity of AISI420 SS attributes to Cu-contained phase.
