Preparation, characterisation and antimicrobial activities of polymer/realgar nanocomposites

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-68

  Cheng, Rumei ^a   Zhang, Mingzhen ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Nanocomposite; Realgar

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL; AVERAGE DIAMETER; HOMOGENEOUS NANOPARTICLES; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE; REALGAR; SPECTROMETRIC METHODS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NANOCOMPOSITES; STARCH;

POLYMERS;

COPPER NANOPARTICLE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMER; POVIDONE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; STARCH; TETRA ARSENIC TETRASULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID CULTURE; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84878681862     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2011.559590     Document Type: Article

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