Polysulfone membranes modified with bioinspired polydopamine and silver nanoparticles formed in situ to mitigate biofouling

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 59-65

  Tang, Li ^a   Livi, Kenneth J T ^b   Chen, Kai Loon ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; HYDROPHILICITY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYSULFONES; POTABLE WATER; SILVER; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; POLYSULFONE MEMBRANES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS); SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84969256379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5b00008     Document Type: Article

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