Bactericidal mechanisms revealed for rapid water disinfection by superabsorbent cryogels decorated with silver nanoparticles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2310-2318

  Loo, Siew Leng ^a,b   Krantz, William B ^a,c   Fane, Anthony G ^a,b   Gao, Yiben ^a,b   Lim, Teik Thye ^a,b   Hu, Xiao ^a,d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; CELLS; DISINFECTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERICIDAL MECHANISMS; CELL MEMBRANE DAMAGES; DISINFECTION EFFICACY; MEMBRANE PEROXIDATION; SUPER ABSORBENT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; WATER DISINFECTIONS;

CYTOLOGY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CRYOGEL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER; WATER;

ABSORPTION; DISINFECTION; GEL; GERM CELL; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILVER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYOGEL; CYTOPLASM; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOGELS; DISINFECTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SILVER; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84923076158     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5048667     Document Type: Article

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