Abstract
In this study, it was aimed to prepare silver nanoparticles by reduction of silver salt (AgNO3) in situ by means of only synthesized polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and poly(acrylonitrile-co-itaconic acid) (P(AN-co-IA)) polymers, and N,N dimethylformamide (DMF). Thereafter, PAN/Ag and P(AN-co-IA)/Ag nanofibers were prepared via electrospinning. Spectroscopic and morphologic characterizations, electrical and thermal features, and antimicrobial activities of the prepared nanofibers against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans were carried out in detail. It was observed that P(AN-co-IA) was much more effective than PAN on the reduction of AgNO3 and formation of silver nanoparticles. Silver nanoparticles and also itaconic acid contributed to decrease the cyclization temperature of PAN by generating sharp exothermic peaks. In addition, electrical conductivity of the nanofibers increased dramatically from E−13 to E−4 related to the presence of silver nanoparticles. Furthermore, incorporation of silver nanoparticles to the nanofiber membranes let bactericidal/fungicidal activities, which started at 6–24 h and continued for up to 168 h, against S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and C. albicans. The prepared silver containing nanofibers can be regarded as good candidates for potential use in the biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1594-1624 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial Textiles |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2019.
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors want to thank ITU Scientific Research Center project coded as MDK-2018-41127 for their financial contribution to the study. In addition, Havva Baskan specifically wants to thank The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 2211-A (application number: 1649B031500306) and 2214-A (application number: 1059B141800375) programs for their financial support to this study.
Funders | Funder number |
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TUBITAK | 1059B141800375, 1649B031500306 |
International Technological University | MDK-2018-41127 |
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu |
Keywords
- antimicrobial activity
- in situ reduction
- Nanofiber
- poly(acrylonitrile-co-itaconic acid)
- silver