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Inventories

Environment, Health and Safety Research

A study of the effects of silver surface chemistry on bactericidal properties of silver nanoparticles

Project Information

Principal Investigator
InstitutionUniversity of Manchester
Project URLView
Relevance to ImplicationsHigh
Class of NanomaterialEngineered Nanomaterials
Impact SectorEnvironment
Broad Research Categories Hazard
NNI identifier

Funding Information

CountryUK
Anticipated Total Funding$40,666.00
Annual Funding$40,666.00
Funding SourceNERC
Funding Mechanism
Funding SectorGovernment
Start Year2007
Anticipated End Year2008

Abstract/Summary

To study the effect of silver nanoparticles and assess the effects of their surface chemistry on their toxicity to single species of bacteria