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SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND THEIR BACTERICIDAL EFFECT
Piksová, K. ; Weiserová, Marie ; Jedličková, A. ; Fojtík, A.
Rapid development of bio-nanotechnology lead to the new way in the combating of bacteria and to searching specific properties of nanomaterials The study of bactericidal nanomaterials is particularly timely considering the recent increase of new resistant strains of bacteria to the most potent antibiotics The present work studies the bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles in the range of 10-30 nm on Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria
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Synthesis of carbon nanotubes in mw plasma torch with different methods of catalyst layer preparation and their applications
Zajíčková, L. ; Jašek, O. ; Synek, P. ; Eliáš, M. ; Kudrle, V. ; Kadlečíková, M. ; Breza, J. ; Hanzlíková, Renáta
The microwave plasma torch (2 45 GHz) was used for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes from the mixture of CH4/H-2/Ar or C2H2/H-2/Ar on different substrates with iron catalyst Iron catalyst was prepared by vacuum evaporation of iron on Si, Si/SiOx or Si/AlxO(Y) substrates or by deposition of iron oxide nanoparticles on Si/SiOx substrate by decomposion of Fe(CO)(5) in gas feed Such prepared substrates were used for growth of carbon nanotubes. Recostruction of the iron catalyst layer into nanoparticles was also studied in dependence on substrate buffer layer, gas atmosphere and temperature Samples were studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Synthesis resulted in rapid growth of MWNTs on all samples but the density, purity and nanotube diameter distribution varied Such prepared carbon nanotube layers were used for sensing applications.
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APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOCATALYTIC NANOMATERIALS, STANDARDIZATION AND OVERVIEW OF TESTING METHODS
Peterka, F. ; Jirkovský, Jaromír ; Sťahel, P. ; Navrátil, Z.
Successful application of photocatalytic nanomaterials in so called light cleaning is strongly dependent on 1 development of photocatalytic material of new generation to have performance at least one order higher than materials already utilized, 2 development of testing methods as ISO and CEN standards to prove photocatalytic function in broad application field and to support the advertise function. These issues belong to the main objectives of the European COST 540 project "Photocatalytic technologies and novel nanosurfaces materials critical issues", which is understood as European platform to group the existing European teams focusing on the development of photocatalytic nanomaterials and standard photoactivity testing methods In this contribution, overview of state of art of application field and testing methods will be given Information about recently developed new composite photocatalyst material will also be mentioned, but from the point of standard testing.
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Respiratory and cardiovascular health effects of nanoparticles
Nohavica, Dušan
Numerous combustion related and natural sources generate airborne ultra fine particulate matter (<100 nm). Several epidemiological studies have found adverse respiratory and cardiovascular health effects in susceptible parts of the population to be associated with these particles. Published clinical studies with 10-50 μg/m3 ultra fine elemental carbon particles as surrogates for ambient particles did induce cardiovascular effects in healthy adults.
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