Antimicrobial, Mechanical and Thermal Studies of Silver Particle-Loaded Polyurethane
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterization of PU-Ag Composites
2.1.1. Structure
2.1.2. Analysis of Mechanical Properties
2.1.3. Analysis of Thermal Property
2.2. Antimicrobial Activity Test of PU-Ag Composites
Film type | E. coli | |
---|---|---|
Average ZOI (mm) | Haemolysis effect | |
1% AgNO3 | 1.5 | none |
10% AgNO3 | 3.0 | wide effect |
1%Aglactate | 5.0 | yes |
10% Aglactate | 4.0 | yes |
Ag nanoparticles | 3.0 | yes |
Film type | S. aureus | |
---|---|---|
Average ZOI (mm) | Haemolysis effect | |
1% AgNO3 | none | none |
10% AgNO3 | 1.5 | wide effect |
1% Aglactate | 2.5 | yes |
10% Aglactate | 2.0 | yes |
Ag nanoparticles | minor | none |
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Materials
3.2. Synthesis of Polyurethane
3.3. Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles
3.4. Preparation of Polyurethane and Polyurethane-Ag Composites Films
3.5. Preparation of Inoculum
3.6. Zone of Inhibition
3.7. Film Characterization
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Paul, D.; Paul, S.; Roohpour, N.; Wilks, M.; Vadgama, P. Antimicrobial, Mechanical and Thermal Studies of Silver Particle-Loaded Polyurethane. J. Funct. Biomater. 2013, 4, 358-375. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb4040358
Paul D, Paul S, Roohpour N, Wilks M, Vadgama P. Antimicrobial, Mechanical and Thermal Studies of Silver Particle-Loaded Polyurethane. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 2013; 4(4):358-375. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb4040358
Chicago/Turabian StylePaul, Deepen, Sharmistha Paul, Nima Roohpour, Mark Wilks, and Pankaj Vadgama. 2013. "Antimicrobial, Mechanical and Thermal Studies of Silver Particle-Loaded Polyurethane" Journal of Functional Biomaterials 4, no. 4: 358-375. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb4040358