Shape-Dependent Surface Reactivity and Antimicrobial Activity of Nano-Cupric Oxide

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 3975-3984

  Gilbertson, Leanne M ^a,b   Albalghiti, Eva M ^b   Fishman, Zachary S ^b   Perreault, François ^b,d   Corredor, Charlie ^e   Posner, Jonathan D ^e   Elimelech, Menachem ^b   Pfefferle, Lisa D ^b   Zimmerman, Julie B ^b,c  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c Yale University   (United States)

^d Arizona State University   (United States)

^e University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COPPER OXIDES; HAZARDS; MICROORGANISMS; NANOSHEETS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TOXICITY;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED MANIPULATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; ENHANCED REACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COPPER; CUPRIC OXIDE; GLUTATHIONE; ION; NANOPARTICLE; POWDER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; COPPER COMPOUND; NANOPARTICLE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REACTION KINETICS; SHAPE; SURFACE AREA; TOXICITY;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SHAPE; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POWDER; SOLUBILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COPPER; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTATHIONE; IONS; KINETICS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NANOPARTICLES; POWDERS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84963894131     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05734     Document Type: Article

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