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Low Cost Water Purification Filter

Researchers at McGill University have developed a new simplified method for in situ deposition of silver and other metal nanoparticles on the surface of paper textiles and other natural fibers.

Benefits:

Silver nanoparticles confer antibacterial characteristics to the paper filters which have been demonstrated as water purification materials.

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