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Synthesis, antibacterial and thermal studies of cellulose nanocrystal stabilized ZnO-Ag heterostructure nanoparticles


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Azizi, Susan and Ahmad, Mansor and Hussein, Mohd Zobir and Ibrahim, Nor Azowa (2013) Synthesis, antibacterial and thermal studies of cellulose nanocrystal stabilized ZnO-Ag heterostructure nanoparticles. Molecules, 18 (5). pp. 6269-6280. ISSN 1420-3049

Abstract

Synthesis of ZnO-Ag heterostructure nanoparticles was carried out by a precipitation method with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) as a stabilizer for antimicrobial and thermal studies. ZnO-Ag nanoparticles were obtained from various weight percentages of added AgNO3 relative to Zn precursors for evaluating the best composition with enhanced functional properties. The ZnO-Ag/CNCs samples were characterized systematically by TEM, XRD, UV, TGA and DTG. From the TEM studies we observed that ZnO-Ag heterostructure nanoparticles have spherical shapes with size diameters in a 9–35 nm range. The antibacterial activities of samples were assessed against the bacterial species Salmonella choleraesuis and Staphylococcus aureus. The CNC-stabilized ZnO-Ag exhibited greater bactericidal activity compared to cellulose-free ZnO-Ag heterostructure nanoparticles of the same particle size. The incorporation of ZnO-Ag hetreostructure nanoparticles significantly increased the thermal stability of cellulose nanocrystals.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules18066269
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Keywords: Antibacterial; Cellulose nanocrystals; Thermal properties; ZnO-Ag nanoparticles.
Depositing User: Umikalthom Abdullah
Date Deposited: 23 Jun 2014 07:38
Last Modified: 07 Sep 2015 03:37
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30061
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