Fig. 1From: A scalable approach to topographically mediated antimicrobial surfaces based on diamondA SEM image of the as-deposited DNS structures at 20k× magnification. Densely packed, sharp needle- or spike-like structures can be easily discerned with heights of around 1 µm and widths of ~ 50 nm. B SEM image of E. coli cells severely disrupted by the diamond nanospikesBack to article page