Correlation between the antibacterial ability of silver nanoparticle coated air filters and the dust loading

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1009-1018

  Joe, Yun Haeng ^a   Ju, Wei ^b   Park, Jae Hong ^c   Yoon, Young Hun ^d   Hwang, Jungho ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Decay correlation; Disc diffusion method; Dust loading; Silver nanoparticles; Spark discharge

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL; DISC DIFFUSION METHODS; DUST LOADING; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SPARK DISCHARGE;

AIR FILTERS; BACTERIA; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NANOPARTICLES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SILVER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CORRELATION; DIFFUSION; DUST; FILTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDICTION; SILVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84875959973     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.07.0191     Document Type: Article

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