When the thickness of the polymer layer was greater than 50 nm, essentially almost all the bacteria were killed.

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The second layer is composed of a semiconducting polymer.

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In addition, objects can be imbued with sensor capabilities if wrapped with the layer, and even CCD's could benefit from having a slice of the polymer slapped on them to take photos at different exposures.

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