Quaternized Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Based Silver Nanoparticles Hybrid: Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of QCMC
2.3. Preparation of the QCMC-Based Ag NPs Composite
2.4. Characterization
2.5. Thermal Stability Experiment
2.6. Antibacterial Assay
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structure Characterization of QCMC
3.2. Characterization of the QCMC-Based Ag NPs Composite
3.2.1. XRD Analysis
3.2.2. XPS Analysis
3.2.3. UV-Vis Spectroscopy Analysis
3.2.4. Morphology Analysis (TEM and FESEM)
3.3. Thermal Stability Analysis
3.4. Antibacterial Activity
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Code | MICs (%, w/v, n = 3) | Ag Release after 24 h (µg/mL) |
---|---|---|
Blank | -1 | - |
PBS | -1 | - |
CMC | 2 | - |
QCMC | 0.5 | - |
Ag NPs | 0.025 | 1.3 |
QCMC-Ag | 0.005 | 0.12 |
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Huang, S.; Wang, J.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, Z.; Qi, C. Quaternized Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Based Silver Nanoparticles Hybrid: Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity. Nanomaterials 2016, 6, 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6060118
Huang S, Wang J, Zhang Y, Yu Z, Qi C. Quaternized Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Based Silver Nanoparticles Hybrid: Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity. Nanomaterials. 2016; 6(6):118. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6060118
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Siqi, Jing Wang, Yang Zhang, Zhiming Yu, and Chusheng Qi. 2016. "Quaternized Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Based Silver Nanoparticles Hybrid: Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity" Nanomaterials 6, no. 6: 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6060118