Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile Silver(I,III) Oxide Nanoparticle Nanocomposites as Alternative Antimicrobial Materials
Wang William, Chieh‐Yu Pan, Eng-Yen Huang, Bai‐Jing Peng, Jonathan Hsu, Jude Clapper
Abstract
) when compared to their newly electrospun counterparts. Moreover, our results indicate that PAN-AgNP nanocomposites successfully display antimicrobial activity against various bacteria and fungi strains regardless of their resistance to conventional antibiotics. Our study demonstrates that PAN-AgNP nanocomposites, a novel polymer material with long-term universal antimicrobial stability, can potentially be applied as a universal antimicrobial on surfaces at risk of contracting microbial infections and alleviate issues related to antibiotic overuse and microbial mutability.
Topics & Concepts
NanocompositeSilver nitratePolyacrylonitrileElectrospinningSilver nanoparticleNanofiberAntimicrobialMaterials scienceDynamic light scatteringNanotechnologyChemical engineeringNanoparticleTransmission electron microscopyNuclear chemistryChemistryPolymerOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAntimicrobial agents and applications