Abstract Effective treatments for the removal of pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water and the reduction of biofouling/biocorrosion in industrial water are beneficial to public health and industry. This article proposed a conceptual approach for the development of target specific nano-carriers with encapsulated antimicrobial agents. Three types of nanocomposites including dendrimers, liposomes, and zeolite are proposed as suitable nano-carrier candidates. Bacteriophage lytic enzymes and quorum-sensing inhibitors could be alternative antimicrobial agents. Antibody-conjugated nano-carriers are able to specifically target the microorganisms responsible for waterborne-disease and biofouling/biocorrosion. Ultimately, the proposed conceptual approach, designed to be effective against target microorganisms in low concentrations of antimicrobial agents in water, could be economical and less/nontoxic for human and the environment.


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    Titel :

    Conceptual approach for developing sustainable, active antimicrobial-delivery nanosystems for microbial contamination removal in drinking and industrial water systems


    Beteiligte:
    Lee, Do Gyun (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2015-02-18


    Format / Umfang :

    5 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch