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    Nanoparticles surface treatment on cemented materials for inhibition of bacterial growth

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    Authors
    Noeiaghaei, T.
    Dhami, N.
    Mukherjee, Abhijit
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Noeiaghaei, T. and Dhami, N. and Mukherjee, A. 2017. Nanoparticles surface treatment on cemented materials for inhibition of bacterial growth. Construction and Building Materials. 150: pp. 880-891.
    Source Title
    Construction and Building Materials
    DOI
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.06.046
    ISSN
    0950-0618
    School
    Department of Civil Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55034
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Bacterial growth on cemented materials such as concrete can cause degradation and early ageing. This paper explores the bactericidal characteristics of cementitious materials surface treated with zinc oxide (ZnO) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles. The growth of gram positive Bacillus cereus and gram negative Escherichia coli has been monitored. The growth inhibitory performance of nanoparticles against two model bacteria was further examined at different surface pH of mortar samples and different bacterial cell densities. After the seven-day experimental period, more than 60% reduction in the number of viable cells of both model bacteria was obtained at all tested pH values when nanoparticles with a concentration of 250 mg/l were added at the beginning of culturing time. However, delayed addition of nanoparticles at the mid-logarithmic growth phase, i.e., higher cell densities, resulted in less growth inhibition. Ag nanoparticles showed the highest inhibition due to the high degree of nanoparticle stability and uniform particle size. On the other hand, the stability of ZnO nanoparticles in the experimental mixture was significantly influenced by the pH change and aggregation, which resulted in lower inhibition efficiencies. Gram-positive Bacillus cereus was found to be less sensitive to both tested nanoparticles, compared with Gram-negative Escherichia coli. The experiment demonstrates the efficacy of nanoparticles in inhibiting bacterial growth on cementitious materials.

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