Effects of chloride and ionic strength on physical morphology, dissolution, and bacterial toxicity of silver nanoparticles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 761-769

  Chambers, Bryant A ^a   Afrooz, A R M Nabiul ^b   Bae, Sungwoo ^a   Aich, Nirupam ^b   Katz, Lynn ^a   Saleh, Navid B ^b   Kirisits, Mary Jo ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BACTERIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GENE EXPRESSION; IONIC STRENGTH; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; SILVER HALIDES; TOXICITY;

CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; EXPRESSION MEASUREMENTS; HYDRODYNAMIC RADIUS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; PHYSICAL MORPHOLOGY; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS); STRENGTH CONDITION;

SILVER;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CATALASE; CHLORIDE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; ION; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WATER;

CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FECAL COLIFORM; GENE EXPRESSION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SILVER; TOXICITY TEST; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGHT SCATTERING; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENSION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PHARMACOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORIDES; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SILVER; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 84891823122     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403969x     Document Type: Article

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