Surface texture limits transfer of S. aureus, T4 bacteriophage, influenza B virus and human coronavirus
Fig 6
Effects of SK micropatterns on surface wettability.
(A) Representative images of water drops captured by a goniometer on smooth and SK2x2 silicone or polypropylene surfaces. Water contact angles are reported belowimagesby mean ± SEM (silicone, n = 8; smooth polypropylene n = 16; SK2x2 polypropylene, n = 22). (B) Comparison of water contact angle on different surfaces, error bars represent SEM. Statistical significance was determined by ordinary one-way ANOVA followed by Holm-Sidak’s multiple comparison test (****, p < 0.0001; ns, not significant, p > 0.05, p > 0.05).