ABSTRACT
Background: Bacterial resistance to the commonly used antibacterial agents is an increasing challenge in the medicine, and a major problem for the health care systems; the control of their spread is a constant challenge for the hospitals
Objectives: In this study, we have investigated the antimicrobial activity of the Zinc Oxide nanoparticles against clinical sample; Yersinia intermedia bacteria
Materials and Methods: Nanoparticle susceptibility constants and death kinetic were used to evaluate the antimicrobial characteristics of the Zinc Oxide [ZnO] against the bacteria. Antimicrobial tests were performed with 10[8] cfu.mL[-1] at baseline. At first, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration [MIC] of ZnO was determined and then nanoparticle suspension at one and two times of the MIC was used for death kinetic and susceptibility constant assay at 0 to 360 min treatment time
Results: ZnO nanoparticles with size ranging from 10 to 30 nm showed the highest susceptibility reaction against Y. intermedia [Z=39.06 mL.micro g[-1]]. The process of Y. intermedia death in ZnO suspension was assumed to follow the first-order kinetics and the survival ratio of bacteria decreased with the increasing treatment time. An increased concentration of the nanoparticle was seen to enhance the bactericidal action of the nanoparticle. Then we performed the best ratio of the nanoparticles on semi-sensitive and resistance antibiotic for the bacteria. However, based on experimental results, synergy of ZnO nanoparticles and Oxacilin was determined and Y. intermedia showed a higher sensitivity compared to the ZnO nanoparticles alone
Conclusions: The results of the present study illustrates that ZnO has a strong antimicrobial effect and could potentially be employed to aid the bacterial control. It could also improve- antibacterial effects in combination with the antibiotics
ABSTRACT
Poly vinyl alcohol/Chitosan nanofibrous mat were prepared by electrospinning method with suitable pore sizes as potential matrices for soft tissue engineering. The designed scaffolds by electrospinning method evaluated by differentanalyses such morphological, mechanical, and cellular analysis.Microscopic results showed diameters of poly vinyl alcohol/Chitosan nanofibers were approximately 150 nm. Mechanical investigations illustratedstress - strain curve of poly vinyl alcohol /chitosan mat indicate good flexibility with average strain and good percentage of yield stress. The cellular resultsrevealthat addition of chitosan to poly vinyl alcohol enhances viability and proliferationof fibroblast cells, which increases the biocompatibility of the scaffold. In fact, addition of a smallpercentage of chitosan to the poly vinyl alcoholproved to be a promising approach for designof a scaffold