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Carbohydr Polym ; 102: 385-92, 2014 Feb 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24507295

ABSTRACT

Multifunctional bionanocomposites have been prepared by loading chitosan matrix with silver-montmorillonite antimicrobial nanoparticles obtained by replacing Na(+) ions of natural montmorillonite with silver ions. This filler has been chosen for its twofold advantage to serve as silver supporting material and to confer new and better performance to the obtained material. It has been proved that the achievement of the intercalation of chitosan into the silicate galleries of montomorillonite as well as the interaction between chitosan and Ag ions and silver particles lead to an enhancement of the thermal stability, to an improvement of mechanical strengths and to a reduction of the liquid water uptake of the obtained bionanocomposites. Results also show that silver ions are released in a steady and prolonged manner providing, after 24 h, a significant reduction in the microbial growth of Pseudomonas spp.


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Chitosan/chemistry , Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry , Silver/chemistry , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
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