Silver Nanoparticles Embedded in PEG/PVA Nanocomposite and its Application in Antibacterial Activity
نویسندگان
1 Department of Chemistry and polymer Technology, Polymer Research Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
2 Department of Material Science, Polymer Research Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
3 Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
4 Department of Material Science, Polymer Research Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
5 Department of Chemistry and polymer Technology, Polymer Research Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
doi
10.48309/ajca.2025.465760.1581چکیده
Ag/PEG/PVA nanocomposites were synthesized using the electrochemical method, in which silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were incorporated into PEG/PVAmatrices at different time intervals (0, 4, 7, 10, and 13 minutes). Analysis using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) absorbance measurements confirmed the bonding of AgNPs to the PEG/PVAmatrix that shows the fact that longer growth times provide more opportunities for silver nanoparticles to aggregate. In addition, the analysis using X-ray diffraction showed that the AgNPs had a structure with face-centered cubic structure. In the last part of this study, synthesized nanocomposites showed strong antibacterial properties against E.coli and Staphylococcus aureus, with a large inhibition zone of 68 mm.
