Antibacterial action of Ag-containing MFI zeolite at low Ag loadings
Patricia Lalueza1, Marta Monzón, Manuel Arruebo
1Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|November 25, 2010
Abstract:
We show that Ag-containing zeolites are highly effective against Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacteria even at low Ag loadings and in the presence of high (10(9) CFU per mL) bacterial concentrations. At short contact times the bactericidal efficiency correlates strongly with Ag(+) release. At longer times data dispersion is higher, probably as a consequence of bacterial metabolism.
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