This study describes the development of new antimicrobial nanocomposite poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) films by using the nanosilver coated hydroxyapatite particles. Firstly, the synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAP) powder ...

Copper-tolerant bacteria were isolated from soil samples taken from a region where metal industries are located. After selecting 2 isolates with relatively higher bioremoval efficiency, the effects of increasing copper ...

Conclusions: These results showed that public telephones are contaminated with various types of microorganisms and the level of contamination changes significantly with time. (C) 2005 The British Infection Society. Published ...

Wild emmer (Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides) is the progenitor of cultivated wheat. Turkey is the main center of wheat and plays a vital role in the spread of various crops among the continents. Karacadag region is ...

Two different silica samples with different particle size distributions (Silica-I: 40-63m, Silica-II: 90% below <55m) were utilized after the nano silver (5-30nm) coating process by poly(dimethylsiloxane) in acetone. The ...

In this study, antimicrobial polycaprolactone composite films containing 12.5% silica and 0.15% silver nanorods were prepared using the roll-milling method. The destruction of E. coli and S. aureus on the surface of the ...