Comparative Study of Physicochemical and Antibacterial Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Prepared by Laser Ablation of Zn Target in Water and Air
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of ZnO NPs Using PLA Method
2.2. Preparation of ZnO-PLLA Composites
2.3. Characterization of Nanopowders and ZnO-PLLA Composites
2.4. Antibacterial Activity of NPs
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. XRD Data
3.2. Microscopic Observations
3.2.1. TEM Images
3.2.2. SEM Images of ZnO-PLLA Scaffolds
3.3. Spectroscopic Data
3.3.1. UV-Vis Spectra
3.3.2. Photoluminescence Spectra
3.3.3. IR and Raman Spectra
3.4. Zeta Potential
3.5. Antibacterial Activity
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Phase Composition | Surface Area (m2/g) | NPs Average Size Parameters (nm) | |||
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Name | % | Diameter (nm) | Length (nm) | Width (nm) | ||
ZnO_air | ZnO | 92 | 36 ± 4 | 18–26 | - | - |
ZHN | 7 | |||||
Zn | 1 | |||||
ZnO_water | ZnO | >99 | 20 ± 2 | 12–21 | 30–100 | 14–20 |
Zn | <1 |
Sample | The Level of Growth | Antibacterial Activity (A = F − G) | |
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Control F = lgCt − lgC0 | Sample G = lgTt − lgT0 | ||
S. aureus (+) | |||
ZnO_water_PLLA | +3.18 | −1.62 | +4.80 |
ZnO_air_PLLA | −2.48 | +5.66 | |
E. coli (−) | |||
ZnO_water_PLLA | +2.95 | +1.53 | +1.42 |
ZnO_air_PLLA | +1.67 | +1.28 |
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Gavrilenko, E.A.; Goncharova, D.A.; Lapin, I.N.; Nemoykina, A.L.; Svetlichnyi, V.A.; Aljulaih, A.A.; Mintcheva, N.; Kulinich, S.A. Comparative Study of Physicochemical and Antibacterial Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Prepared by Laser Ablation of Zn Target in Water and Air. Materials 2019, 12, 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12010186
Gavrilenko EA, Goncharova DA, Lapin IN, Nemoykina AL, Svetlichnyi VA, Aljulaih AA, Mintcheva N, Kulinich SA. Comparative Study of Physicochemical and Antibacterial Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Prepared by Laser Ablation of Zn Target in Water and Air. Materials. 2019; 12(1):186. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12010186
Chicago/Turabian StyleGavrilenko, Ekaterina A., Daria A. Goncharova, Ivan N. Lapin, Anna L. Nemoykina, Valery A. Svetlichnyi, Ali A. Aljulaih, Neli Mintcheva, and Sergei A. Kulinich. 2019. "Comparative Study of Physicochemical and Antibacterial Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Prepared by Laser Ablation of Zn Target in Water and Air" Materials 12, no. 1: 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12010186