Preparation,characterization, and antibacterial activity of organo-sepiolite/chitosan/silver bionanocomposites |
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| Authors: | Nalan Tekin Akif Şafaklı Fatma Budak Ali Kara |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey;2. Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey;3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey;4. Department of Chemistry, Uluda? University, Bursa, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Bionanocomposites with different loadings of silver (Ag) were prepared via synthesis of Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) using the wet chemical reduction method in the lamellar space layer of the organo-sepiolite/chitosan (O-SEP/CS). The prepared O-SEP/CS/Ag bionanocomposites were characterized using various analysis methods for their structure, morphology, and optical properties. The characteristic absorption bands from the UV–visible absorption spectrum confirmed the formation of AgNPs. The antibacterial activities of O-SEP/CS/Ag bionanocomposites were investigated against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria using the disc diffusion method. The results suggest that O-SEP/CS/Ag bionanocomposites can be useful in wide range of bio-medical applications because of high antibacterial activity. |
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| Keywords: | Sepiolite chitosan silver nanoparticles bionanocomposites antibacterial activity |
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