Jose Garcia

Dr. Jose Garcia

INAMAT, Institute for Advanced Materials, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Academic Career Length

42Years (1985-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 April 2009 in Tribology International
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RBR. Bayón
R. Bayón
AIA. Igartua
A. Igartua
XFX. Fernández
X. Fernández
RMR. Martínez
R. Martínez
Rafael RodriguezRafael Rodriguez
Rafael Rodriguez
JDJuan de Damborenea
Juan de Damborenea

1 June 2011 in Vacuum
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LIL. Incerti
L. Incerti
ARAlberto Rota
Alberto Rota
SVS. Valeri
S. Valeri
AMA. Miguel
A. Miguel
Jose GarciaJose Garcia
Jose Garcia
JOJ. Osés
J. Osés

1 January 2011 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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JLJ. Lutz
J. Lutz
CDC. Díaz
C. Díaz
Jose GarciaJose Garcia
Jose Garcia
CBC. Blawert
C. Blawert
SMS. Mändl
S. Mändl

1 August 2014 in Applied Surface Science
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JOJ. Osés
J. Osés
JPJOSE PALACIO
JOSE PALACIO
SKS. Kulkarni
S. Kulkarni
AMA. Medrano
A. Medrano
Jose GarciaJose Garcia
Jose Garcia
Rafael RodriguezRafael Rodriguez
Rafael Rodriguez

1 November 2014 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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JAJonathan Fernández de Ara
Jonathan Fernández de Ara
EAEluxka Almandoz
Eluxka Almandoz
JPJ.F. Palacio
J.F. Palacio
GFGonzalo Garcia Fuentes
Gonzalo Garcia Fuentes
Rafael RodriguezRafael Rodriguez
Rafael Rodriguez
Jose GarciaJose Garcia
Jose Garcia

22 May 2018 in Coatings
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JOJavier Osés
Javier Osés
GFGonzalo Garcia Fuentes
Gonzalo Garcia Fuentes
JPJOSE PALACIO
JOSE PALACIO
JGJoseba Esparza Gorraiz
Joseba Esparza Gorraiz
Jose GarciaJose Garcia
Jose Garcia
Rafael RodriguezRafael Rodriguez
Rafael Rodriguez
The application of surface treatments that incorporate silver or copper as antibacterial elements has become a common practice for a wide variety of medical devices and materials because of their effective activity against nosocomial infections. Ceramic tiles are choice materials for cladding the floors and walls of operation rooms and other hospital spaces. This study is focused on the deposition of biocide physical vapor deposition (PVD) coatings on glazed ceramic tiles. The objective was to provide antibacterial activity to the surfaces without worsening their mechanical properties. Silver and copper-doped chromium nitride (CrN) and titanium nitride (TiN) coatings were deposited on samples of tiles. A complete characterization was carried out in order to determine the composition and structure of the coatings, as well as their topographical and mechanical properties. The distribution of Ag and Cu within the coating was analyzed using glow discharge optical emission spectrometry (GD-OES) and field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). Roughness, microhardness, and scratch resistance were measured for all of the combinations of coatings and dopants, as well as their wettability. Finally, tests of antibacterial efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were carried out, showing that all of the doped coatings had pronounced biocide activity.