Photoelectrocatalytic properties and bactericidal activities of silver-treated carbon nanotube/titania composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 658-665

  Zhang, Feng Jun ^a,b   Chen, Ming Liang ^b   Oh, Won Chun ^b  

^a ANHUI JIANZHU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hanseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs); A. Nano composites; B. Environmental degradation; D. Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

A. NANO COMPOSITES; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; APPLIED POTENTIALS; B. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CARBON NANOTUBE NETWORK; COMBINED EFFECT; D. TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DARK CONDITIONS; E. COLI; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYLENE BLUE SOLUTION; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; TIO;

BACTERICIDES; CARBON NANOTUBES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79952444135     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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