학술논문

Antibacterial action of Ag-containing MFI zeolite at low Ag loadings.
Document Type
Article
Source
Chemical Communications. Dec2010, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p680-682. 3p.
Subject
*ANTIBACTERIAL agents
*ZEOLITES
*STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus
*BACTERIAL metabolism
*SILVER
*DISPERSION (Chemistry)
*CHEMICAL processes
Language
ISSN
1359-7345
Abstract
We show that Ag-containing zeolites are highly effective against Staphylococcus aureus(SA) bacteria even at low Ag loadings and in the presence of high (109CFU per mL) bacterial concentrations. At short contact times the bactericidal efficiency correlates strongly with Ag+release. At longer times data dispersion is higher, probably as a consequence of bacterial metabolism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]