Spraying Small Water Droplets Acts as a Bacteriocide
Disinfectants are important for arresting the spread of pathogens in the environment. Frequently used disinfectants are often incompatible with certain surfaces, expensive and can produce hazardous by-products. We report that micron-sized water droplets can act as an effective disinfectant, which we...
Main Authors: | Maria T. Dulay, Jae Kyoo Lee, Alison C. Mody, Ramya Narasimhan, Denise M. Monack, Richard N. Zare |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cambridge University Press
2020-01-01
|
Series: | QRB Discovery |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2633289220000022/type/journal_article |
Similar Items
-
Evaluation of antibacterial activity of hand sanitizers – an <i>in vitro</i> study
by: K Otokunefor, et al.
Published: (2018-02-01) -
Effect of relative humidity on hydrogen peroxide production in water droplets
by: Maria T. Dulay, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01) -
Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity of a thiazolidinone derivative against Staphylococcus aureus in vitro and in vivo
by: Rui Zhao, et al.
Published: (2024-03-01) -
Influence of the Metabolic Activity of Microorganisms on Disinfection Efficiency of the Visible Light and P25 TiO<sub>2</sub> Photocatalyst
by: Sandra Sakalauskaite, et al.
Published: (2021-11-01) -
Self-Localized Liquid Crystal Micro-Droplet Arrays on Chemically Patterned Surfaces
by: Jakub Kołacz, et al.
Published: (2021-12-01)