Preparation, characterization, and antibacterial activity of organo-sepiolite/chitosan/silver bionanocomposites

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2019-05-01

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TEKİN, NALAN
Şafaklı, Akif
BUDAK, FATMA
KARA, ALİ

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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.

Subject Keywords

Epiolite, Chitosan, Silver nanoparticles, Bionanocomposites, Antibacterial activity

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/33197

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Department of Chemistry, Article