TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and characterization of chitosan-PEG-Ag nanocomposites for antimicrobial application
AU - Krishna Rao, K. S.V.
AU - Ramasubba Reddy, P.
AU - Lee, Yong Ill
AU - Kim, Changdae
PY - 2012/1/4
Y1 - 2012/1/4
N2 - New chitosan nanocomposites doped with silver nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple method. The chitosan particles were prepared by desolvation followed by crosslinking with poly(ethylene glycol-di-aldehyde), this was prepared with poly(ethylene glycol) in the presence of a silver nitrate solution. The developed nanocomposites were characterized using UV-visible, FTIR, XRD, TGA, SEM and TEM to understand their physico-chemical properties. These nanocomposites were shown to have anti bacterial activity towards Escherichia coli.
AB - New chitosan nanocomposites doped with silver nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple method. The chitosan particles were prepared by desolvation followed by crosslinking with poly(ethylene glycol-di-aldehyde), this was prepared with poly(ethylene glycol) in the presence of a silver nitrate solution. The developed nanocomposites were characterized using UV-visible, FTIR, XRD, TGA, SEM and TEM to understand their physico-chemical properties. These nanocomposites were shown to have anti bacterial activity towards Escherichia coli.
KW - Antimicrobial activity
KW - Chitosan
KW - Nanocomposite
KW - Poly(ethylene glycol)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=81155161022&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.07.028
DO - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.07.028
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:81155161022
SN - 0144-8617
VL - 87
SP - 920
EP - 925
JO - Carbohydrate Polymers
JF - Carbohydrate Polymers
IS - 1
ER -