[HTML][HTML] Review of the untapped potentials of antimicrobial materials in the construction sector
Microbes can influence the durability of civil engineering structures. Damage caused by
microbes (known as biodeterioration) results in compromised structural integrity causing …
microbes (known as biodeterioration) results in compromised structural integrity causing …
Carbon-based nanomaterials for removal of chemical and biological contaminants from water: A review of mechanisms and applications
SC Smith, DF Rodrigues - Carbon, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, significant discoveries related to antimicrobial and adsorption properties of
carbon-based nanomaterials have led to new avenues for removal of various biological and …
carbon-based nanomaterials have led to new avenues for removal of various biological and …
A review of removal of pollutants from water/wastewater using different types of nanomaterials
The rapidly increasing population, depleting water resources, and climate change resulting
in prolonged droughts and floods have rendered drinking water a competitive resource in …
in prolonged droughts and floods have rendered drinking water a competitive resource in …
Functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for water and wastewater treatment: preparation to application
As the world human population and industrialization keep growing, the water availability
issue has forced scientists, engineers, and legislators of water supply industries to better …
issue has forced scientists, engineers, and legislators of water supply industries to better …
Antifouling coatings: recent developments in the design of surfaces that prevent fouling by proteins, bacteria, and marine organisms
The major strategies for designing surfaces that prevent fouling due to proteins, bacteria,
and marine organisms are reviewed. Biofouling is of great concern in numerous applications …
and marine organisms are reviewed. Biofouling is of great concern in numerous applications …
Application of carbon nanotube technology for removal of contaminants in drinking water: a review
Carbon nanotube (CNT) adsorption technology has the potential to support point of use
(POU) based treatment approach for removal of bacterial pathogens, natural organic matter …
(POU) based treatment approach for removal of bacterial pathogens, natural organic matter …
Enzymes immobilized on carbon nanotubes
W Feng, P Ji - Biotechnology advances, 2011 - Elsevier
Enzyme immobilizations on carbon nanotubes for fabrication of biosensors and biofuel cells
and for preparation of biocatalysts are rapidly emerging as new research areas. Various …
and for preparation of biocatalysts are rapidly emerging as new research areas. Various …
Antibiotic mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activity and their application in antimicrobial coatings
We report a one-pot synthesis of spherical gold nanoparticles (52–22 nm) and their capping
with cefaclor, a second-generation antibiotic, without use of other chemicals. The differently …
with cefaclor, a second-generation antibiotic, without use of other chemicals. The differently …
Sharper and faster “nano darts” kill more bacteria: a study of antibacterial activity of individually dispersed pristine single-walled carbon nanotube
To further our understanding on the antibacterial activity of single-walled carbon nanotubes
(SWCNTs), high purity SWCNTs with average diameter of 0.83 nm and (7, 5) chirality as …
(SWCNTs), high purity SWCNTs with average diameter of 0.83 nm and (7, 5) chirality as …
Self-defensive layer-by-layer films with bacteria-triggered antibiotic release
We report on highly efficient, bioresponsive, controlled-release antibacterial coatings
constructed by direct assembly of tannic acid (TA) with one of several cationic antibiotics …
constructed by direct assembly of tannic acid (TA) with one of several cationic antibiotics …