Mitigation of Biofilm Development on Thin-Film Composite Membranes Functionalized with Zwitterionic Polymers and Silver Nanoparticles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 182-191

  Liu, Caihong ^a   Faria, Andreia F ^b   Ma, Jun ^a   Elimelech, Menachem ^b,c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DENDRIMERS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MEMBRANES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; THIN FILMS;

ADSORPTION OF PROTEINS; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY IMAGING; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS); THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ZWITTERIONIC POLYMERS;

SILVER;

COPOLYMER; POLY(SULFOBETAINE METHACRYLATE); POLYMER; PROTEIN; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZWITTERIONIC POLYMER; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ADHESION; ANTIFOULING; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; COMPOSITE; MEMBRANE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; REDUCTION; SILVER;

ADSORPTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; DEPLETION; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION (CHEMISTRY); SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; SILVER;

EID: 85020005179     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03795     Document Type: Article

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