Antimicrobial Synergistic Effect Between Ag and Zn in Ag-ZnO·mSiO2 Silicate Composite with High Specific Surface Area
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Disperse X-Ray Spectroscopy and Specific Surface Area Analysis
3.2. Optical Analysis
3.3. Antimicrobial Activity of Materials
3.4. Calculation of Synergistic Effect between Ag and Zn in Ag-ZnO·mSiO2 Composite
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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m = 3 | m = 2.5 | m = 2 | m = 1.5 |
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ZnO∙3SiO2 | 2ZnO∙5SiO2 | ZnO∙2SiO2 | 2ZnO∙3SiO2 |
Microbial Strains | MIC (mg·cm−3) | ||
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AgNO3 | Ag-ZnO·mSiO2 | ZnO·mSiO2 | |
E. coli (G−) | 0.005 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 10.6 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (G−) | 0.005 | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 26.5 |
Streptococcus salivarius (G+) | 0.16 | 5.9 ± 1.3 | 21.2 ± 2.7 |
Staphylococcus aureus (G+) | 0.16 | 5.9 ± 0.1 | 21.2 |
Candida albicans | 0.16 | 23.5 ± 0.5 | N/A |
Microbial Strains | Ratio | ||
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E. coli (G−) | 0.003 | 0.008 | 2.4 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (G−) | 0.003 | 0.010 | 3.3 |
Streptococcus salivarius (G+) | 0.102 | 0.016 | 0.2 |
Staphylococcus aureus (G+) | 0.102 | 0.016 | 0.2 |
Candida albicans | 0.102 | 0.063 | 0.6 |
Microbial Strains | Material Saving (%) | ||||
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E. coli (G−) | 0.003 | 2.979 | 0.008 | 0.809 | 45.20 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (G−) | 0.003 | 7.447 | 0.010 | 1.090 | 70.45 |
Streptococcus salivarius (G+) | 0.102 | 5.957 | 0.016 | 1.652 | 44.93 |
Staphylococcus aureus (G+) | 0.102 | 5.957 | 0.016 | 1.652 | 44.93 |
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Bednář, J.; Svoboda, L.; Rybková, Z.; Dvorský, R.; Malachová, K.; Stachurová, T.; Matýsek, D.; Foldyna, V. Antimicrobial Synergistic Effect Between Ag and Zn in Ag-ZnO·mSiO2 Silicate Composite with High Specific Surface Area. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1265. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091265
Bednář J, Svoboda L, Rybková Z, Dvorský R, Malachová K, Stachurová T, Matýsek D, Foldyna V. Antimicrobial Synergistic Effect Between Ag and Zn in Ag-ZnO·mSiO2 Silicate Composite with High Specific Surface Area. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(9):1265. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091265
Chicago/Turabian StyleBednář, Jiří, Ladislav Svoboda, Zuzana Rybková, Richard Dvorský, Kateřina Malachová, Tereza Stachurová, Dalibor Matýsek, and Vladimír Foldyna. 2019. "Antimicrobial Synergistic Effect Between Ag and Zn in Ag-ZnO·mSiO2 Silicate Composite with High Specific Surface Area" Nanomaterials 9, no. 9: 1265. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091265