Immobilization of commercial hydrolytic enzymes on poly (acrylonitrile) nanofibers for anti-biofilm activity

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 585-593

  Du Plessis, Danielle Marguerite ^a   Botes, Marelize ^a   Dicks, Leon Milner Theodore ^a   Cloete, Thomas Eugene ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Enzyme immobilization; Nanofibers; Water filtration

Indexed keywords

COVALENT IMMOBILIZATION; FILTRATION MEMBRANES; FILTRATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLYTIC ENZYME; IMMOBILIZATION PROCESS; IMMOBILIZED ENZYME; POLYMER NANOFIBERS; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY;

BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFIBERS; WATER FILTRATION;

ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION;

ACRYLONITRILE; ENZYME; NANOFIBER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; ELECTROSPINNING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84875537701     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3866     Document Type: Article

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