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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52927#.VKyjCMnQrzE Author(s)   Kentaro Yamauchi 1 , Tsuyoshi Ochiai 2,3 , Goro Yamauchi 4   Affiliation(s) 1 Collaborative Research Center, Daido University, Nagoya, Japan . 2 Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan . 2 Photocatalysis International Research Center, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan . 4 Department of Information Design, Daido University, Nagoya, Japan . ABSTRACT The synergistic antibacterial performance against Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of a Cu/WO 3 -added PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) particulate composite was reported in the previous paper. The origin of the synergistic antibacterial performance investigated by evaluating the photocatalytic decomposition of the Cu/WO 3 -added PTFE particulate composite material is reporte...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48945#.VJjZTcCAM4 Author(s) Innocent Udom , Philip D. Myers , Manoj K. Ram , A. F. Hepp , Edikan Archibong , Elias K. Stefanakos , D. Yogi Goswami Affiliation(s) Clean Energy Research Center, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA . Clean Energy Research Center, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA . Clean Energy Research Center, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA . NASA Glenn Research Center, Research and Technology Directorate, Cleveland, USA . Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA . Clean Energy Research Center, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, U...