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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Silver Nanocomposites Based on a Peach Shell-Derived Carbon Matrix with Antibacterial Activity.

Aleksandra Stankova, Stela Atanasova-Vladimirova, Bogdan Ranguelov, Georgi Avdeev, Nartzislav Petrov, Maria Todorova, Lyudmila Velkova, Aleksandar Dolashki, Pavlina Dolashka

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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.

Aleksandra StankovaInstitute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Stela Atanasova-VladimirovaInstitute of Physical Chemistry "Rostislav Kaishev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-1239-3249
Bogdan RanguelovInstitute of Physical Chemistry "Rostislav Kaishev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-0642-1220
Georgi AvdeevInstitute of Physical Chemistry "Rostislav Kaishev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-3465-3339
Nartzislav PetrovCenter of Competence "Clean Technologies for Sustainable Environment-Water, Waste, Energy for Circular Economy", 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Maria TodorovaInstitute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Lyudmila VelkovaInstitute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-3658-9334
Aleksandar DolashkiInstitute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Pavlina DolashkaInstitute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-8336-6563

Funding

Recovery Plan for Europe (NextGenerationEU BG-RRP-2.017-0006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental pollution affects the health of living organisms, provoking the emergence of new diseases and infections. In search of sustainable and effective solutions, this study presents a "green" synthesis of five silver nanocomposites with activated carbon (Ag-NACs) obtained from waste biomass from peach shells. The process is carried out in an aqueous environment and does not use toxic organic solvents. The chemical composition, structural properties and morphology of the synthesized Ag-NACs were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Comparative analysis under different conditions, including silver concentration (0.5%, 1.5%, 4.0% and 8.0%) and impregnation time (24 and 72 h), identified the samples with 4.0% and 8.0% Ag as optimally structured, showing the strongest antibacterial activity. The results confirmed the synergistic effect and mechanism of the carbon composites, which effectively attract bacterial cells while the silver ions inhibit the growth of various pathogens. This efficacy was demonstrated against both Gram-positive (Gram

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antibacterial activityEDSFT-IRpeach shellsSEMsilver nanocomposite with activated carbonXRD

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PMCPMC13074974

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