An electroporation device with copper oxide nanowires for bacterial inactivation
Chlorination based water treatment has been long used to prevent water borne disease for a century. However, there are some controversies and drawbacks from using chlorination such as the increase in risk by correlation of Bladder cancer due to the chlorine reacting with organic matter in water crea...
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| author | Chu, Zhi Yong |
| author2 | Charles Yang Chun |
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| description | Chlorination based water treatment has been long used to prevent water borne disease for a century. However, there are some controversies and drawbacks from using chlorination such as the increase in risk by correlation of Bladder cancer due to the chlorine reacting with organic matter in water creating by-products like Trihalomethane. Alternative disinfection process uses UV rays, which are higher in operating cost and have a potential for pathogenicity revival after several days. A new and emerging idea of using irreversible electroporation for bacterial inactivation in water treatment have been an ongoing research for the past two decades. The advantage of using electroporation, is being able to rip apart the defensive mechanism bacteria cell membranes and has the potential to cause irreversible damage to the bacteria cell membrane. Hence, the organelles of the bacteria cell will diffuse out of the cell, destroying and inactivating the whole cell structure. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1391552023-03-04T20:00:48Z An electroporation device with copper oxide nanowires for bacterial inactivation Chu, Zhi Yong Charles Yang Chun School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering mcyang@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment Engineering::Mechanical engineering Chlorination based water treatment has been long used to prevent water borne disease for a century. However, there are some controversies and drawbacks from using chlorination such as the increase in risk by correlation of Bladder cancer due to the chlorine reacting with organic matter in water creating by-products like Trihalomethane. Alternative disinfection process uses UV rays, which are higher in operating cost and have a potential for pathogenicity revival after several days. A new and emerging idea of using irreversible electroporation for bacterial inactivation in water treatment have been an ongoing research for the past two decades. The advantage of using electroporation, is being able to rip apart the defensive mechanism bacteria cell membranes and has the potential to cause irreversible damage to the bacteria cell membrane. Hence, the organelles of the bacteria cell will diffuse out of the cell, destroying and inactivating the whole cell structure. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2020-05-16T11:38:46Z 2020-05-16T11:38:46Z 2020 Final Year Project (FYP) https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139155 en A141 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment Engineering::Mechanical engineering Chu, Zhi Yong An electroporation device with copper oxide nanowires for bacterial inactivation |
| title | An electroporation device with copper oxide nanowires for bacterial inactivation |
| title_full | An electroporation device with copper oxide nanowires for bacterial inactivation |
| title_fullStr | An electroporation device with copper oxide nanowires for bacterial inactivation |
| title_full_unstemmed | An electroporation device with copper oxide nanowires for bacterial inactivation |
| title_short | An electroporation device with copper oxide nanowires for bacterial inactivation |
| title_sort | electroporation device with copper oxide nanowires for bacterial inactivation |
| topic | Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment Engineering::Mechanical engineering |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139155 |
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