Synthesis, photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of ZnO particles modified by diblock copolymer

Powder Technology

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 432-438

  Amornpitoksuk, P ^a   Suwanboon, S ^a   Sangkanu, S ^a   Sukhoom, A ^a   Wudtipan, J ^a   Srijan, K ^a   Kaewtaro, S ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agent; Diblock copolymer; Photocatalyst; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT; ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS; DIBLOCK COPOLYMER; FLUORESCENT TUBES; LOW COSTS; METHYLENE BLUE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PRECIPITATION METHODS; PROPYLENE OXIDE; REACTIVE ORANGE; RHODAMINE B; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE AREA; ZNO PARTICLES; ZNO POWDER;

BACTERIA; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PROPYLENE; ZINC OXIDE;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

COPOLYMER; DYE; GENTAMICIN; METHYLENE BLUE; POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE) BLOCK POLY(PROPYLENE OXIDE) COPOLYMER; REACTIVE ORANGE; RHODAMINE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ZINC OXIDE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECIPITATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79961030630     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.06.028     Document Type: Article

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