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ArticlePolymers2020

Microwave Irradiation Synthesis and Characterization of Reduced-(Graphene Oxide-(Polystyrene-Polymethyl Methacrylate))/Silver Nanoparticle Nanocomposites and their Anti-Microbial Activity.

Mohammad A Aldoasri, Khaled Bin Bandar Alsaud, Ali Othman, Mohammed Al-Hindawi, Nadimul Haque Faisal, Rehan Ahmed, Feven Mattews Michael, Mohan Raj Krishnan, Edreese Alsharaeh

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Article in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Mohammad A AldoasriKing Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh 12354, Saudi Arabia.
Khaled Bin Bandar AlsaudChemistry Department, College of Science and General Studies, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11553, Saudi Arabia.
Ali OthmanChemistry Department, College of Science and General Studies, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11553, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Al-HindawiChemistry Department, College of Science and General Studies, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11553, Saudi Arabia.
Nadimul Haque FaisalSchool of Engineering, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5033-6336
Rehan AhmedSchool of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.
Feven Mattews MichaelChemistry Department, College of Science and General Studies, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11553, Saudi Arabia.
Mohan Raj KrishnanChemistry Department, College of Science and General Studies, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11553, Saudi Arabia.
Edreese AlsharaehChemistry Department, College of Science and General Studies, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11553, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6285-8083

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Abstract

Herein, we report a facile process for the preparation of styrene and methyl-methacrylate copolymer nanocomposites containing reduced graphene oxide and silver nanoparticles ((R-(GO-(PS-PMMA))/AgNPs)) by using (i) microwave irradiation (MWI) to obtain R-(GO-(PS-PMMA))/AgNPs and (ii) the in situ bulk polymerization technique to produce RGO/AgNPs-(PS-PMMA). Various characterization techniques, including FT-IR, XPS, Raman spectroscopy, XRD, SEM, HR-TEM, DSC, and TGA analysis, were used to characterize the prepared nanocomposites. The Berkovich nanoindentation method was employed to determine the hardness and elastic modulus of the nanocomposites. The results showed that the MWI-produced nanocomposites were found to have enhanced morphological, structural, and thermal properties compared with those of the nanocomposites prepared by the in situ method. In addition, the antibacterial activity of the prepared nanocomposites against the

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anti-microbialmicrowave irradiationPS-PMMAreduced graphene oxidesilver nanoparticles

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PMCPMC7285143

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