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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Synthesis and Assessment of Antimicrobial Composites of Ag Nanoparticles or AgNO

Samuel Tomi Aina, Hilda Dinah Kyomuhimbo, Shatish Ramjee, Barend Du Plessis, Vuyo Mjimba, Ali Maged, Nils Haneklaus, Hendrik Gideon Brink

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Samuel Tomi AinaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1383-5176
Hilda Dinah KyomuhimboDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3801-3996
Shatish RamjeeDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0104-207X
Barend Du PlessisDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
Vuyo MjimbaHuman Sciences Research Council, Pretoria 0083, South Africa.
Ali MagedGeology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, El-Salam City P.O. Box 43518, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-5257-8523
Nils HaneklausTd Lab Sustainable Mineral Resources, University for Continuing Education Krems, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0673-0376
Hendrik Gideon BrinkDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4699-6152

Funding

Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research Africa UNINET P056National Research Foundation 116102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Engineering research has been expanded by the advent of material fusion, which has led to the development of composites that are more reliable and cost-effective. This investigation aims to utilise this concept to promote a circular economy by maximizing the adsorption of silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate onto recycled chicken eggshell membranes, resulting in optimized antimicrobial silver/eggshell membrane composites. The pH, time, concentration, and adsorption temperatures were optimized. It was confirmed that these composites were excellent candidates for use in antimicrobial applications. The silver nanoparticles were produced through chemical synthesis using sodium borohydride as a reducing agent and through adsorption/surface reduction of silver nitrate on eggshell membranes. The composites were thoroughly characterized by various techniques, including spectrophotometry, atomic absorption spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, as well as agar well diffusion and MTT assay. The results indicate that silver/eggshell membrane composites with excellent antimicrobial properties were produced using both silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate at a pH of 6, 25 °C, and after 48 h of agitation. These materials exhibited remarkable antimicrobial activity against

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Anti-Infective AgentsMetal NanoparticlesAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsEgg ShellMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSilverSilver NitrateSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsSilverSilver Nitrateadsorptioncharacterizationcompositeseggshell membranesilver nanoparticles

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PMID37375207
PMCPMC10304066

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