Antimicrobial applications of electroactive PVK-SWNT nanocomposites

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1804-1810

  Ahmed, Farid ^a   Santos, Catherine M ^a   Vergara, Regina Aileen May V ^b,c   Tria, Maria Celeste R ^b   Advincula, Rigoberto ^b,c   Rodrigues, Debora F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM GROWTH; COATED SURFACE; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; E. COLI; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROACTIVE; ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI); LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PLANKTONIC CELLS; SUBTILIS; THIN FILM COATING MATERIAL; THIN-FILM COATINGS; TOXIC EFFECT;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFILMS; COATINGS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROORGANISMS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; THIN FILMS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYVINYL N CARBAZOLE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CARBON; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH RATE; PLANKTON; POLYMER; TOXICITY;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILM COATING; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; SUSPENSION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILMS; CARBAZOLES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; POLYVINYLS; WATER;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84856718623     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202374e     Document Type: Article

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