One-Pot Reducing Agent-Free Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles/Nitrocellulose Composite Surface Coating with Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities. (28th March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumarasinghe, K. G. U. R.; Silva, W. C. H.; Fernando, M. D. A.; Palliyaguru, L.; Jayawardena, P. S.; Shimomura, M.; Fernando, S. S. N.; Gunasekara, T. D. C. P.; Jayaweera, P. M.
• Other Names: Tyan Yu Chang Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: BioMed research international. Volume 2021(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-03-28
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Life sciences -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/6666642
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2314-6133

Abstract

Abstract : Nitrocellulose with silver nanoparticle (AgNP/NC) composite was prepared in situ using Ag(CH3 CO2 ) and nitrocellulose without any reducing agent. The composite materials synthesized were spray coated onto glass substrates to obtain thin films. The AgNPs/NC composites were characterized by ultraviolet-visible, Fourier transform infrared, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The antimicrobial activity of AgNPs/NC composite was investigated by tube method and time-kill kinetic studies against three microbial species, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), and Candida albicans (ATCC 10231). The antibiofilm activities were qualitatively determined against all three organisms. Prepared AgNPs/NC films exhibited good antimicrobial activity and significant inhibition of biofilm development against all three microbial species. The effective dispersion of AgNPs/NC in biofilm was responsible for the significant antibiofilm activity of the prepared material. The reported AgNPs/NC composite can be used as coating additive in bacteriocidal paint which can be applied onto surfaces such as in healthcare environments.