Nanoparticles in anti-microbial materials : use and characterisation

"Many nanomaterials exhibit anti-microbial properties and demand for such materials grows as new applications are found in such areas as medicine, environmental science and specialised coatings. This book documents the most up to date research on the area of nanoparticles showing anti-microbial...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Chapman, James
Other Authors Regan, Fiona, Sullivan, Timothy
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, U.K. : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012.
SeriesRSC nanoscience & nanotechnology ; 23.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849735261
1849735263
9781621981459
1621981452
1849731594
9781849731591
ISSN1757-7136 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (vii, 242 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Nanoparticles: What Are They?; Microbial Impacts on Surfaces; Applications of Nanoparticles; Characterisation of materials using quantitative approaches; Visualisation of nano-antimicrobial materials; Biological methods for characterisation of nano antimicrobial materials; Molecular Biological Techniques; Conclusions.