Distinct mechanisms in the heteroaggregation of silver nanoparticles with mineral and microbial colloids

• Main Authors: Dong, Feng, Zhou, Yan
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Nanomaterial; Attachment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161298
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Attachment to solids is an important process for determining nanomaterial transport and their fate in environments. Here we revealed distinct behaviours in the attachment of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to kaolin and bacterial cells. We found preferential attachment of AgNPs to the edges of kaolin....