Water purification by functionalised self-assembled monolayers on silica particles

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 291-298

  Majewski, Peter J ^a   Chan, Chiu Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functionalised self assembled monolayer; Organic matter; Pathogens; Silica; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CELL IMMOBILIZATION; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION; VIRUSES; WATER TREATMENT;

COATED PARTICLES; ORGANIC SPECIES;

SILICA;

EID: 38849148320     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2008.016919     Document Type: Article

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