• Deposition And Characterisation Of Antimicrobial Thin Films On Transparent Polymer Foils By Magnetron Sputtering, Lidia R. Constantin, Anca C Parau, Adrian E. Kiss, Iulian. Pana, Mihaela Dinu, Alina Vladescu, Catalin Vitelaru, Cristina Adochite, Sarah Costinas, Mihaela Idomir, Mihaela Badea, Lavinia E. Tonofrei, “20th International Balkan Workshop on Applied Physics and Materials Science (IBWAP 2022)”, 12-15 July 2022, Constanta, Romania.

• Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured silver based antibacterial coatings on protective polymer foils of touch screen devices, Catalin Vitelaru, Anca C. Parau, Adrian E. Kiss, Iulian Pana, Mihaela Dinu, Lidia R. Constantin, Alina Vladescu, Lavinia E. Tonofrei, Cristina S. Adochite, Sarah Costinas, Liliana Rogozea, Marius Moga, Mihaela E. Idomir, Mihaela Badea, The 6th International Conference New Trends on Sensing - Monitoring - Telediagnosis for Life Sciences NT-SMT-LS 2022”, 8-10 September 2022, Brasov, Romania.

• The behavior of the medical staff and of the students from the Faculty of Medicine regarding the use of the mobile phone, Cristina Adochite, Mihaela Idomir, Sarah Costinas, Marius Moga, Liliana Rogozea, Daniela Neculoiu, Laura Floroia, Catalin Vitelaru, Anca C. Parau, Adrian E. Kiss, Iulian Pana, Mihaela Dinu, Lidia R. Constantin, Alina Vladescu, Mihaela Badea, The 6th International Conference New Trends on Sensing - Monitoring - Telediagnosis for Life Sciences NT-SMT-LS 2022”, 8-10 September 2022, Brasov, Romania.

• Combating Microbial Contamination With Silver-Based Transparent Coatings Obtained By Magnetron Sputtering On Polymer Foils- lucrare poster, L.R Constantin, A.C Parau, A.E. Kiss, I. Pana, M. Dinu, A. Vladescu, Catalin Vitelaru, Cristina Adochite, Sarah Costinas, Mihaela Idomir, Mihaela Badea, L.E. Tonofrei, „12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING - BRAMAT 2022”, 9-11 March 2022, Brasov.

• Method for obtaining antimicrobial flexible screen protectors for touch screens of electronic devices used in sensitive environments – MANTIFLEXIS, C. Vitelaru, A. C Parau, A. E. Kiss, I. Pana, M. Dinu, L R. Constantin, A. Vladescu, M. Badea, L. E. Tonofrei, « EUROPEAN EXHIBITION OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - E U R O I N V E N T , 26-28 May 2022, Iasi – SILVER MEDAL and DIPLOMA OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS.

• Method for obtaining antimicrobial flexible screen protectors for touch screens of electronic devices used in sensitive environments – MANTIFLEXIS, C. Vitelaru, A. C Parau, A. E. Kiss, I. Pana, M. Dinu, L R. Constantin, A. Vladescu, M. Badea, L. E. Tonofrei, « THE 26 th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INVENTICS “INVENTICA 2022”, 23rd June – 24th June 2022, Iasi, Romania – SILVER MEDAL AWARD.

• Silver-Containing Thin Films on Transparent Polymer Foils for Antimicrobial Applications, C. Vitelaru, A.C. Parau, A.E. Kiss, I. Pana, M. Dinu, L.R. Constantin, A. Vladescu, L.E. Tonofrei, C.S. Adochite, S. Costinas, L. Rogozea, M. Badea, M.E. Idomir, Coatings,12 (2022) 1-14, doi: 10.3390/coatings12020170

• Optical Properties and Stability of Copper Thin Films for Transparent Thermal Heat Reflectors, I. Pana, A.C. Parau, M. Dinu, A.E. Kiss, L.R. Constantin, C. Vitelaru, Metals, 12 (2022) 1-12, doi: 10.3390/met12020262

• Synthesis and Investigation of Antibacterial Activity of Thin Films Based on TiO2-Ag and SiO2-Ag with Potential Applications in Medical Environment, C.S.. Adochite, C. Vitelaru, A.C. Parau, A.E. Kiss, I. Pana, A. Vladescu, S. Costinas, M. Moga, R. Muntean, M. Badea, M. Idomir, Nanomaterials, 12 (2022) 1-11, doi: 10.3390/nano12060902

• Experimental model of foils coated with antimicrobial samples

Three types of layers were obtained and characterised: Ag+SiO2, Ag +TIO2 and SiO2+TiO2 respectively

• Characterisation report of oxide layers with Ag nano-sized clusters

The physical properties of the layers were investigated using X ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, UV-VIS spectrophotometry, EDX. The presence of nanocrystalline Ag, uniformly dispersed in the oxide matrix was made evident

• Report on antimicrobial activity of coated protective foils and the vacuum processed foils

The antimicrobial activity of the various types of coated samples and the samples processed in vacuum condition (plasma cleaning) was evaluated. Optimum testing conditions were identified, using E,Coli as contaminant. The best antimicrobial activity was identified for the samples containing Ag and SiO2

• Characterisation report on the mechanical and functional properties

The changes induced by the deposition of the antibacterial layer were investigated. The recovery time after controlled nano-sctracth was investigated using nanoindentation technique. The sensitivity of the touch screen with and without the protective foil, covered with antibacterial coating was evaluated using an adapted foil cutting device, with controllable pattern design and applied pressure

• Report on the changes induced by ageing

The changes induced by ageing, both natural “on shelf” an accelerated by wiping with cloth were evaluated, both in terms of physical properties and antimicrobial activity. A reduction of both the quantity of available active silver and potential antimicrobial activity is observed

• Report on the awareness degree on the contamination risks

The questionnaire was applied to selected population of healthcare workers in hospital and general population. Factors that influence the contamination of the mobile phones were identified, depending on gender, duration of use, specific activities, the disinfection methods employed etc