Contact killing and antimicrobial properties of copper
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire Énergies et Mécanique Théorique et Appliquée · +2 more institutions
Abstract
With the emergence of antibiotic resistance, the interest for antimicrobial agents has recently increased again in public health. Copper was recognized in 2008 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the first metallic antimicrobial agent. This led to many investigations of the various properties of copper as an antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral agent. This review summarizes the latest findings about 'contact killing', the mechanism of action of copper nanoparticles and the different ways micro-organisms develop resistance to copper.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 12.59
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 162
Authors
4- MVMarin VincentCorresponding
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire Énergies et Mécanique Théorique et Appliquée, Université de Lorraine
- RERaphaël E. Duval
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lorraine
- PHPhilippe Hartemann
Centre de Médecine Préventive
- MEMarc Engels‐Deutsch
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire Énergies et Mécanique Théorique et Appliquée, Centre de Médecine Préventive, Université de Lorraine
Topics & keywords
- Antimicrobial
- Copper
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Antibiotic resistance
- Antifungal
- Microbiology
- Antibacterial agent
- Drug resistance