Development of antibacterial and antifungal silver-coated polyurethane foams as air filtration units for the prevention of respiratory diseases

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 710-717

  Paladini, F ^a   Cooper, I R ^b   Pollini, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Silvertech Ltd   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Filter water; Pathogen; Respiratory disease; Silver

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ASPERGILLUS; BANDPASS FILTERS; DISEASE CONTROL; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER;

AIR FILTRATION; ANTIBACTERIALS; ANTIFUNGALS; ANTIMICROBIAL; FILTER WATER; FILTRATION UNIT; HUMAN PATHOGENS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; POLYURETHANE FILTERS; POLYURETHANE FOAM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLYURETHAN FOAM; SILVER; POLYURETHAN;

AIR QUALITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; FILTRATION; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; VIABILITY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR FILTER; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; INOCULATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AIR FILTERS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYURETHANES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SILVER;

EID: 84893940088     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12402     Document Type: Article

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