Bactericidal mechanisms revealed for rapid water disinfection by superabsorbent cryogels decorated with silver nanoparticles

• Main Authors: Fane, Anthony Gordon, Loo, Siew-Leng, Krantz, William B., Gao, Yiben, Lim, Teik-Thye, Hu, Xiao
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Bacteria
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106197; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/34459
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The authors have recently reported the fabrication of superabsorbent cryogels decorated with silver nanoparticles (PSA/AgNP cryogels) that demonstrate rapid water disinfection. This paper provides a systematic elucidation of the bactericidal mechanisms of AgNPs (silver nanoparticles), both generally...