Antibiofilm Effects of Modifying Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membranes with Polyethylenimine, Poly(acrylic acid) and Graphene Oxide
Mario Castillo-Ruiz, Constanza Negrete, Juan Pablo Espinoza, Iván Martínez, Leslie K Daille, Christopher González, Bárbara Rodríguez, Francesco Galiano · 2024
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Description
Film coats that fight biofilm on water filters are built by Mario Castillo-Ruiz and co-authors in work dated 2024. Biofilm growth chokes filter flow in water plants. The team stacked thin charged layers on a tough base film, with one mix holding graphene oxide flakes. Layer counts and surface traits were checked with scans and charge reads.
The graphene form came out smoother and passed salts at split rates by type. Both changed films cut biofilm growth by around four fifths for two germ types. Germ life on the films fell hard as well. First sticking was not fully stopped, but spread and slime build were blocked.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mario Castillo-Ruiz, Constanza Negrete, Juan Pablo Espinoza, Iván Martínez, Leslie K Daille, Christopher González, Bárbara Rodríguez, Francesco Galiano |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |