ArticleRSC advances2026
Fabrication of antibacterial silver nanoparticle-loaded PVA/chitosan microfibers
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Abstract
Water pollution has become a serious environmental problem in many countries of Southeast Asia, affecting both civil and industrial wastewater. Various research approaches have been employed to purify wastewater, such as using absorbent membranes for heavy metal ions and dyes as well as disinfection using antimicrobial agents. This study aims to fabricate antibacterial polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan (PVA/CS) microfibers containing silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using the forcespinning method. The results of our systematic investigation indicate that experimental factors such as PVA/CS concentration, microfiber injection needle size, and spin speed directly determine the morphology of the fabricated microfibers. The PVA/CS fibers were fabricated with uniform diameters and well-separated silver nanoparticles. The average diameter was estimated to be around (1.74 ± 0.13) µm at a PVA concentration of 13 wt% in a 50% acetic acid solution, with an inner needle diameter of 0.81 mm and a rotational speed of 15 000 rpm. The antibacterial performance was evaluated following the Vietnamese standard TCVN 6187-2:1996 (ISO 9308-2:1990), targeting
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