The preparation of polymer/silver nanocomposites and application as an antibacterial material

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1329-1333

  Singh, Gurmeet ^a   Patankar, Rajendra B ^a   Gupta, Virendra K ^a  

^a RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Nano silver; Poly(methyl acrylate); Polyether sulphone; Silver nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL; ANTIBACTERIAL MATERIALS; AQUEOUS COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS; AQUEOUS PHASE; COATING MATERIAL; GLASS SUBSTRATES; NANO SILVER; PHASE TRANSFER; POLY(METHYL ACRYLATE); POLYETHER SULPHONE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; UNIFORM FILMS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES;

SILVER;

EID: 77958456167     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.496428     Document Type: Article

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