Browsing Theses by Subject "Antibacterial"
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Antibacterial and Mercury Detection Abilities of Triangular Silver Nanoparticles
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-30)Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been studied for a long time, because of their significant application in photonics, drug delivery, biological medicine, wastewater treatment, antimicrobials, catalysis and sensors. This ... -
Antibacterial Porous Polymeric Monolith for On-Chip Cell Lysis
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-15)The application of porous polymeric monolith (PPM) column as an e effective tool for bacterial cell lysis is demonstrated in this thesis. By exploiting the expansive surface area and controllable pore size inalienable to ... -
Cyclobutanone Analogues of β-Lactam Antibiotics as Inhibitors of Serine- and Metallo-β-Lactamases
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-31)Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is an emerging epidemic throughout the world and there is a desperate need for new antibiotics and new strategies to maintain the effectiveness of current agents. β-Lactams, such as the ... -
Functionalized Starch Nanoparticles for Pulp-Based Active Packaging
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)The characterization of functionalized cationic starch nanoparticles (StNPs) was conducted in this study. Three different strategies in the preparation of sustainable and biodegradable active packaging materials were ...