Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 8 , Pages 948-952 , October 2008

Colloidal silver fabrication using the spark discharge system and its antimicrobial effect on Staphylococcus aureus

  • Der-Chi Tien

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Sec. 3, Chung-Hsiao E. Rd., Da-An District, Taipei 106, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 2771 2171x2173; fax: +886 2 2776 4017.
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  • Kuo-Hsiung Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chih-Yu Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Tsing-Tshih Tsung

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Sec. 3, Chung-Hsiao E. Rd., Da-An District, Taipei 106, Taiwan

Received 17 May 2007 ,Revised 24 October 2007 ,Accepted 30 October 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00183-X

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.10.007

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 8 , Pages 948-952 , October 2008

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