Silver Nanoparticles-Chitosan Nanocomposites : A Comparative Study Regarding Different Chemical Syntheses Procedures and Their Antibacterial Effect

Nanocomposites based on silver nanoparticles and chitosan present important advantages for medical applications, showing over time their role in antibacterial evaluation. This work presents the comparative study of two chemical synthesis procedures of nanocomposites, based on trisodium citrate dihydrate and sodium hydroxide, using various chitosan concentrations for a complex investigation. The nanocomposites were characterized by AFM and DLS regarding their dimensions, while FT-IR and UV-VIS spectrometry were used for the optical properties and to reveal the binding of silver nanoparticles with chitosan. Their antibacterial effect was determined using a disk diffusion method on two bacteria strains, E. coli and S. aureus. The results indicate that, when using both methods, the nanocomposites obtained were below 100 nm, yet the antibacterial effect proved to be stronger for the nanocomposites obtained using sodium hydroxide. Furthermore, the antibacterial effect can be related to the nanocomposites' sizes, since the smallest dimension nanocomposites exhibited the best bacterial growth inhibition on both bacteria strains we tested and for both types of silver nanocomposites.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Materials (Basel, Switzerland) - 17(2024), 5 vom: 28. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chicea, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Nicolae-Maranciuc, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Chicea, Liana-Maria [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AFM
Antibacterial effect
Chemical synthesis
Chitosan
DLS
FT-IR
Journal Article
Nanocomposite
Particle sizing
Silver nanoparticles
UV–VIS

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Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ma17051113

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369633032