| Literature DB >> 30813086 |
F V Ferreira1, M Mariano2, L S S Lepesqueur3, I F Pinheiro4, L G Santos4, J Burga-Sánchez5, D H S Souza6, C Y Koga-Ito3, A A Teixeira-Neto2, L H I Mei4, R F Gouveia2, L M F Lona4.
Abstract
In the present study, we report the preparation of antifungal and non-cytotoxic polymer nanocomposites with potential application in biomedical materials. Dodecanethiol-protected silver nanoparticles (AgNPs-DDT) were synthesized by a reduction/precipitation method and dispersed in chloroform to obtain stable colloidal dispersions. PBAT-based nanocomposites containing 0.25, 0.5 and 2 wt% AgNPs-DDT were prepared by casting method. The incorporation of AgNPs-DDT in PBAT matrix resulted in nanocomposites which combine improved mechanical performance and antifungal properties with a non-cytotoxic characteristic.Entities:
Keywords: Antifungal properties; Biomedical applications; Non-toxicity; Polymer nanocomposites; Silver nanoparticles
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Year: 2019 PMID： 30813086 DOI： 10.1016/j.msec.2019.01.044
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl ISSN： 0928-4931 Impact factor: 7.328