By way of bactericidal halo test, the antibacterial performance of various electroplated deposits (cobalt, zinc, copper, silver, gold, nickel, chromium, cobalt-containing alloy of nickel, and nickel-containing alloy of cobalt) were determined. The results of the test show that the electroplated deposits of zinc, cobalt, cobalt-containing alloy of nickel, and nickel-containing alloy of cobalt, silver and copper possess a distinct antibacterial capability against the growth of pathogenic bacteria tested, and that SUS304 stainless steel and chromium deposit have no antibacterial activity. The relationship between the antibacterial capability and the rest potentials of the deposits was investigated. It was found that the higher the antibacterial activity of the electroplated deposit was, the more negative the rest potential of deposit was.
