There is a great concern about the indoor microbial colonization especially in places that should have high standards of environmental hygiene. Besides, due it shortened the useful life of the coating by discoloration and ...

The biocide cations Ag+ and Zn2+ were hosted in the cavities of an ordered aluminosiliceous framework.Starting from sodium A-type zeolite (NaA), LTA containing Ag+ (AgA), Zn2+ (ZnA) and Ag+/Zn (AgZnA) at different cation ...

The addition of silver (Ag) into the chemical synthesis of materials, transform them into materials technologically relevant to be used as antimicrobial additives. In this work, the sol-gel method was used to obtain materials ...

SBA-15 and MCF mesoporous silicas were used as solid porous adsorbent for supporting a liquid commercial biocide, and the biocidal activity of the so-obtained loaded solids was checked after being incorporated in a waterborne ...

Fungal growth in damp surfaces of water-damaged buildings is an increasing problem around the world, which has adverse effects on both people's health and buildings. By bio-deterioration, fungi can growth in indoor ...