Nanopatterned surfaces – which comprise an array of nanoscale protrusions – have piqued significant interest over the past decade due to their immense potential to circumvent biochemical resistance. This is underpinned by their physical mechanism of action, which is believed to kill bacteria by mechanical deformation delivered through contact, causing envelope rupture.
Amar is investigating this unique deformation phenomenon using finite element analysis performed in ABAQUS.
Thesis title
Mechanics of Bacterial Interaction and Geometry Enhancement on Nanopatterned Surfaces