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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Star Polymers as a Reducing Agent of Silver Salt and a Carrier for Silver Nanoparticles.

Katarzyna Szcześniak, Grzegorz Przesławski, Jakub Kotecki, Weronika Andrzejewska, Katarzyna Fiedorowicz, Marta Woźniak-Budych, Maciej Jarzębski, Piotr Gajewski, Agnieszka Marcinkowska

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Katarzyna SzcześniakFaculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7753-572X
Grzegorz PrzesławskiFaculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7188-4013
Jakub KoteckiFaculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.
Weronika AndrzejewskaNanoBioMedical Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8565-3099
Katarzyna FiedorowiczNanoBioMedical Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.
Marta Woźniak-BudychNanoBioMedical Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7694-9023
Maciej JarzębskiDepartment of Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9832-9274
Piotr GajewskiFaculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0229-3922
Agnieszka MarcinkowskaFaculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8299-5085

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Star polymers-macromolecules featuring multiple arms radiating from a central core-offer unique potential for biomedical applications due to their tunable architecture, multifunctionality and ability to incorporate stimuli-responsive and biocompatible components. In this study, functional star polymers with oligo (ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (OEOMA) arms and 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) core units were synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using the "arm-first" strategy. The star polymers were used as nanoreactors for the in situ reduction of silver nitrate to form silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) without additional reducing agents. UV-Vis spectroscopy confirmed the formation of spherical AgNPs with absorption maxima around 430 nm, and transmission electron microscopy revealed uniform particle morphology. These hybrid nanomaterials (STR-AgNPs) were incorporated into polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)-based bone cement to impart antibacterial properties. Mechanical testing showed that the compressive strength remained within acceptable limits, while antibacterial assays against

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antibacterial activitybone cementssilver nanoparticlesstar polymers

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PMCPMC12251048

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