Title
Development of microbial protective Kolliphor-based nanocomposite hydrogels
Date Issued
01 December 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Center for Advanced Polymer Research
Publisher(s)
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Abstract
In this scientific work, a novel class of antimicrobial nanocomposite hydrogels were designed and synthesized by chemical and environmentally bioprocess using Kolliphor, acrylamide, and mint leafs in order to achieve antiseptic property for wound applications. In the bioprocess approach, silver nitrate and gold chloride were nucleated with mint leafs in order to obtain effective free individual nano-inorganic compounds to provide superior antibacterial assets. The formations of dual inorganic nanoparticles were confirmed by transmission electron microscopy, which indicated the size of nanoparticles in the range of approximately 3 ± 2 nm and without agglomeration. The formations of biomaterials were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopic-energy dispersive spectrometric studies and their swelling properties were determined. Furthermore, the pure hydrogel and the dual inorganic nanocomposite hydrogels developed were tested for antibacterial activities. When compared with the neat hydrogel, the nanocomposite hydrogels significantly improved their anti-bacterial activities on Bacillus bacterium.
Volume
132
Issue
46
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Química orgánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84941193202
Source
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
ISSN of the container
00218995
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