Silk Fiber as the Support and Reductant for the Facile Synthesis of Ag–Fe3O4 Nanocomposites and Its Antibacterial Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of the Fe3O4–Silk Fiber
2.3. Preparation of the Ag–Fe3O4–Silk Fiber and Ag–Silk Fiber
2.4. Antimicrobial Activity of the Ag–Fe3O4–Silk Fiber and Ag–Silk Fiber
2.5. Characterization Methods
2.6. Quantification of Relesased Ag+ by ICP-MS
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Materials | Amount of Ag in Ion State (X) (μg/mL) | Total Amount of Ag (Y) (μg/mL) | Y Minus X (μg/mL) |
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silk fibers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ag–Fe3O4–silk fibers (1#) | 3.2 | 7.6 | 4.4 |
Ag–Fe3O4–silk fibers (2#) | 4.7 | 10.2 | 5.5 |
Ag–Fe3O4–silk fibers (3#) | 5.3 | 14.8 | 9.5 |
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Liu, X.; Yin, G.; Yi, Z.; Duan, T. Silk Fiber as the Support and Reductant for the Facile Synthesis of Ag–Fe3O4 Nanocomposites and Its Antibacterial Properties. Materials 2016, 9, 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9070501
Liu X, Yin G, Yi Z, Duan T. Silk Fiber as the Support and Reductant for the Facile Synthesis of Ag–Fe3O4 Nanocomposites and Its Antibacterial Properties. Materials. 2016; 9(7):501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9070501
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Xiaonan, Guangfu Yin, Zao Yi, and Tao Duan. 2016. "Silk Fiber as the Support and Reductant for the Facile Synthesis of Ag–Fe3O4 Nanocomposites and Its Antibacterial Properties" Materials 9, no. 7: 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9070501