Quantitative evaluation of antibacterial activities of nanoparticles (ZnO, TiO2, ZnO/TiO2, SnO2, CuO, ZrO2, and AgNO3) incorporated into polyvinyl butyral nanofibers. (8th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yalcinkaya, Fatma; Lubasova, Daniela
• Is Part Of: Polymers for advanced technologies. Volume 28:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: 137
• Page End: 140
• Publication Date: 2016-08-08
• Subjects: antibacterial activity -- nanofiber -- composite -- nanoparticle -- electrospinning; Polymers -- Periodicals; 668.9
• DOI: 10.1002/pat.3883
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1042-7147

Abstract

Abstract : Novel hybrid polyvinyl butyral nanofibers have been developed for antimicrobial applications. The nanofiber mats were obtained from a needleless rod electrospinning system. The novel inorganic antibacterial agents were incorporated into the nanofibers, and their antibacterial activity was compared. The obtained nanoparticle/nanofiber hybrid mats have a good surface morphology. The results indicated that the CuO, ZnO, ZnO/TiO2, and AgNO3 nanoparticle‐incorporated nanofiber layers have excellent antibacterial activity against to Escherichia coli compared with TiO2, SnO2, and ZrO2 ones. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.