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Prolonging the antibacterial activity of nanosilver-coated membranes through partial sulfidation

Ana C. Barrios, Dianne Carrillo, Tyson R. Waag, Douglas Rice, Yuqiang Bi, Rafiqul Islam, François Perreault

Environmental Science Nano · 2020 · 18 citations · 56 references

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Silver sulfidation in nanosilver-coated membranes slows down silver release and increase biofouling resistance without affecting the membrane's functionality.

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