1. Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial applications of zinc oxide nanoparticles loaded gum acacia/poly(SA) hydrogels
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Mamta Jadaun, Seema Tiwari, and Sunil Kumar Bajpai
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Materials science ,Absorption of water ,Polymers and Plastics ,Inorganic chemistry ,Acrylic Resins ,Nanoparticle ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Zinc ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Gum Arabic ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Gum acacia ,Escherichia coli ,Materials Chemistry ,Humans ,Surface plasmon resonance ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,Escherichia coli Infections ,Drug Carriers ,Acrylate ,biology ,Organic Chemistry ,Hydrogels ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry ,Self-healing hydrogels ,Nanoparticles ,Zinc Oxide ,0210 nano-technology ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
In this work, zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized in-situ within the gum acacia/poly (acrylate) hydrogel network using hydrothermal approach. The synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles were characterized by Surface plasmon resonance (SPR), X-Ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The water absorption behavior of ZnO/GA/poly(SA) hydrogels was investigated in the phosphate buffer saline (PBS) of pH 7.4 at 37°C. The water uptake data were analyzed with the help of various kinetic models. Finally, the antimicrobial action of nanocomposites was studied using E. coli as model bacteria.
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- 2016
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