Applicability assessment of ceramic microbeads coated with hydroxyapatite-binding silver/titanium dioxide ceramic composite earthplus™ to the eradication of Legionella in rainwater storage tanks for household use

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 4971-4979

  Oana, Kozue ^a,b   Kobayashi, Michiko ^a   Yamaki, Dai ^c   Sakurada, Tsukasa ^c   Nagano, Noriyuki ^a,b   Kawakami, Yoshiyuki ^a,b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Shinshu Ceramics Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Earthplus ; Eradication; Hydroxyapatite; Legionella; Rainwater storage tank; Silver; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MICROBEAD; HYDROXYAPATITE; MICROSPHERE; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; METAL NANOPARTICLE; RAIN; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COATED PARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETEROTROPH; HOUSEHOLD; IMMERSION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RAINWATER STORAGE TANK; RESERVOIR; THERMAL SPRAYING METHOD; BACTERIUM; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA; LIGHT; MICROBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

BACTERIA; CERAMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROXYAPATITES; LEGIONELLA; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSPHERES; RAIN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SILVER; TITANIUM; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84939632963     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S87350     Document Type: Article

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