Novel nanofibrous scaffolds for water filtration with bacteria and virus removal capability

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-209

  Sato, Anna ^a,b   Wang, Ran ^b   Ma, Hongyang ^b   Hsiao, Benjamin S ^b   Chu, Benjamin ^b  

^a Ward Melville High School   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteria sieving; cellulose nanofibers; high resolution microscopy nanostructure; virus adsorption; water filtration

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CELLULOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; NANOFIBER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VIRUS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELLULOSE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NANOFIBERS; PARTICLE SIZE; VIRUSES; WATER PURIFICATION;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOCELLULOSE; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLASTIC BOTTLES; VIRUSES; WATER FILTRATION; WEAVING;

BACTERIA SIEVING; CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY; HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY NANOSTRUCTURE; MICRO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; NANO-FIBROUS; NANOFIBROUS SCAFFOLDS; ULTRA-FINES; VIRUS ADSORPTION;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; VIRUSES; WATER; WEAVING;

EID: 79958853073     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfr019     Document Type: Article

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