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A team of researchers from the University of Hyderabad (UoH) has secured a patent on nanoparticle embedded polymer film for antibacterial application for ensuring water safety.
In a collaborative effort under the umbrella of the Centre for Nanotechnology, Prof. T P Radhakrishnan from the School of Chemistry and Prof. Aparna Dutta Gupta from the School of Life Sciences at the UoH along with their students S. Porel (now scientist at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune) and D. Ramakrishna have developed a simple and economically viable methodology.
This is for the fabrication of silver nanoparticle-embedded poly (vinyl alcohol) film that can be deployed in antibacterial applications.
Ensuring safe drinking water, especially free from germs, has been a challenge in countries like India for a variety of reasons. Nanotechnology has enabled scientists to develop alternative technologies that can lead to processes for the generation of germ-free water.
Bacteria are among the common contaminants of water. Coliform bacteria that pose severe problems as contaminants in water have always been regarded as indicators of bacterial contamination.
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