The antifungal efficacy of nano-metals supported TiO2 and ozone on the resistant Aspergillus niger spore

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 261, Issue , 2013, Pages 155-162

  Yu, Kuo Pin ^a   Huang, Yi Ting ^a   Yang, Shang Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antifungal effectiveness; Aspergillus niger spore; Nano metals; Ozone; Synergetic effect

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT; ANTIFUNGAL EFFICACY; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; INCIPIENT WETNESS IMPREGNATION METHOD; NANO-METALS; SYNERGETIC EFFECT;

ASPERGILLUS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; METALS; OZONE; QUARTZ; RATE CONSTANTS; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

AFLATOXIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COPPER; NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL; OZONE; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; OZONE; QUARTZ; SPORE; TITANIUM;

AMBIENT AIR; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CATALYST; DISK DIFFUSION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; GERMINATION; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; NONHUMAN;

ANTIFUNGAL EFFECTIVENESS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER SPORE; NANO-METALS; OZONE; SYNERGETIC EFFECT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDANTS; OZONE; SPORES, FUNGAL; TITANIUM;

EID: 84881261053     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.07.029     Document Type: Article

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