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Silver-filled polyethersulfone membranes for antibacterial applications — Effect of PVP and TAP addition on silver dispersion
Hatijah Basri,Hatijah Basri,Ahmad Fauzi Ismail,Madzlan Aziz,Kazukiyo Nagai,Takeshi Matsuura,Takeshi Matsuura,Mohd Sohaimi Abdullah,B. C. Ng +8 more
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In this paper, the effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and 2, 4, 6-triaminopyrimidine (TAP) on the surface properties of the silver-filled asymmetric membrane were investigated for antibacterial application.About:
This article is published in Desalination.The article was published on 2010-10-31. It has received 116 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Silver nanoparticle & Membrane.read more
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Polymer-matrix nanocomposite membranes for water treatment
Jun Yin,Baolin Deng +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the recent scientific and technological advances in the development of nanocomposite membranes for water treatment and discussed challenges and future research directions in developing high performance nanocomposition membranes.
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Recent development in additives modifications of polyethersulfone membrane for flux enhancement
TL;DR: In this article, the blending/additives modifications of polyethersulfone membranes were performed to increase the membrane flux as well as the hydrophilicity, and three types of additives were introduced, including hydrophilic, amphiphilic, and inorganic materials.
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Polyethersulfone (PES)-silver composite UF membrane: effect of silver loading and PVP molecular weight on membrane morphology and antibacterial activity.
TL;DR: In this article, a polyethersulfone-silver composite membrane was fabricated via a simple phase inversion method by using silver nitrate (AgNO3) as an antibacterial agent and polyvinylpyrollidone (PVP) of molecular weight 10,000, 40,000 and 360,000 Da as dispersant in the dope formulation.
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Hollow fiber membrane decorated with Ag/MWNTs: Toward effective water disinfection and biofouling control
Poernomo Gunawan,Cong Guan,Xianghua Song,Quanyuan Zhang,Susanna Su Jan Leong,Chuyang Y. Tang,Yuan Chen,Mary B. Chan-Park,Matthew Wook Chang,Kean Wang,Rong Xu +10 more
TL;DR: An alternative and safer water disinfection system consisting of silver nanoparticle/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (Ag/MWNTs) coated on a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) hollow fiber membrane, Ag/ MWNTs/PAN, has been developed.
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The effect of silver nanoparticle size on performance and antibacteriality of polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane
TL;DR: In this paper, Antibacterial polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes were fabricated using different silver nanoparticles in the casting solution, and the performance of the prepared membranes while inhibition zone and filtration of bacterial suspension were used to investigate the antibacterial behavior of the membranes.
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Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria
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Synthesis and antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles.
TL;DR: The silver nanoparticles synthesized by inert gas condensation and co-condensation techniques were found to exhibit antibacterial effects at low concentrations and the antibacterial properties were related to the total surface area of the nanoparticles.
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Polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes impregnated with silver nanoparticles show improved biofouling resistance and virus removal.
Katherine R. Zodrow,Lena Brunet,Shaily Mahendra,Dong Li,Anna Zhang,Qilin Li,Pedro J. J. Alvarez +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, nanosilver nanoparticles were incorporated into polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes (nAg-PSf) and they exhibited antimicrobial properties towards a variety of bacteria, including Escherichia coli K12 and Pseudomonas mendocina KR1.