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Bactericidal Silver Nanoparticles by Atmospheric Pressure Solution Plasma Processing.
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Nanomaterials (2079-4991) . May2020, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p874. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Silver nanoparticles have applications in plasmonics, medicine, catalysis and electronics. We report a simple, cost-effective, facile and reproducible technique to synthesise silver nanoparticles via plasma-induced non-equilibrium liquid chemistry with the absence of a chemical reducing agent. Silver nanoparticles with tuneable sizes from 5.4 to 17.8 nm are synthesised and characterised using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and other analytic techniques. A mechanism for silver nanoparticle formation is also proposed. The antibacterial activity of the silver nanoparticles was investigated with gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The inhibition of both bacteria types was observed. This is a promising alternative method for the instant synthesis of silver nanoparticles, instead of the conventional chemical reduction route, for numerous applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20794991
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nanomaterials (2079-4991)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143674776
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10050874