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.
Conceptual approach for developing sustainable, active antimicrobial-delivery nanosystems for microbial contamination removal in drinking and industrial water systems
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering ; 19 , 7 ; 2024-2028
2015-02-18
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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