Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12(8), 4872-4884; doi:10.3390/ijms12084872
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Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver/Chitosan/Polyethylene Glycol Nanocomposites without any Reducing Agent

Mansor Bin Ahmad* email, Mei Yen Tayemail, Kamyar Shameliemail, Mohd Zobir Husseinemail and Jenn Jye Limemail
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 24 June 2011; in revised form: 18 July 2011 / Accepted: 19 July 2011 / Published: 2 August 2011
(This article belongs to the Section Material Sciences and Nanotechnology)
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Abstract: This paper presents the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in aqueous medium. This method was performed by reducing AgNO3 in different stirring times of reaction at a moderate temperature using green agents, chitosan (Cts) and polyethylene glycol (PEG). In this work, silver nitrate (AgNO3) was used as the silver precursor while Cts and PEG were used as the solid support and polymeric stabilizer. The properties of Ag/Cts/PEG nanocomposites (NCs) were studied under different stirring times of reaction. The developed Ag/Cts/PEG NCs were then characterized by the ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.
Keywords: silver nanoparticles; nanocomposites; chitosan; polyethylene glycol; green chemistry

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Ahmad, M.B.; Tay, M.Y.; Shameli, K.; Hussein, M.Z.; Lim, J.J. Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver/Chitosan/Polyethylene Glycol Nanocomposites without any Reducing Agent. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12, 4872-4884.

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Ahmad MB, Tay MY, Shameli K, Hussein MZ, Lim JJ. Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver/Chitosan/Polyethylene Glycol Nanocomposites without any Reducing Agent. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2011; 12(8):4872-4884.

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Ahmad, Mansor Bin; Tay, Mei Yen; Shameli, Kamyar; Hussein, Mohd Zobir; Lim, Jenn Jye. 2011. "Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver/Chitosan/Polyethylene Glycol Nanocomposites without any Reducing Agent." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 12, no. 8: 4872-4884.

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