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| Title |
Inhibition of Microbial Growth by Silver–Starch Nanocomposite Thin Films
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| Published in |
Journal of Biomaterials Science -- Polymer Edition, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1163/092050610x539532 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dušan K. Božanić, Vladimir Djoković, Suzana Dimitrijević-Branković, Radenka Krsmanović, Michael McPherson, P. Sreekumari Nair, Michael K. Georges, Thottackad Radhakrishnan |
| Abstract |
A sago starch biopolymer with embedded silver nanoparticles has been studied as a material for the prevention of microbial growth. Approximately 8 nm in size, silver nanoparticles have been synthesized by reduction of the silver salt in aqueous solution in the presence of sago starch using sodium borohydride as a reducing agent. The obtained solutions were cast on glass plates to obtain thin supported silver-starch nanocomposite films. The morphology of the nanocomposites was investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy showed that during the film formation a part of the silver nanoparticles has been trapped in the water present in the sample, which enabled their partial oxidation into active Ag(+) species. The oxidation of the silver nanoparticles was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The antimicrobial activity tests have shown that the nanocomposite material can be successfully employed to prevent the viability and growth of the common pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 54 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 52 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 14 | 26% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 15% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 20% |
| Unknown | 8 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 28% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 9% |
| Materials Science | 4 | 7% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 3 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 20% |
| Unknown | 13 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 May 2016.
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