<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Silver particles having fine or ultrafine sizes are one of the fastest growing research interests with wide applications. Here we report the preparation method of silver modified paints which revealed antimicrobial activity against gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and pathogenic fungi belonging to Candida family. In this work, we choose heptane and cyclohexane, as the oil phase for preparation nanometer sized metallic particles. We have also studied the effect of different silver precursors - silver nitrate, silver citrate and different surfactants: anionic AOT, non-ionic Triton X100, Span 80 and Tween 85 for stabilization of obtained silver colloids. UV-VIS spectrum contained a strong plasmon band near 410 nm, which confirmed silver ions reduction to Ag○ in microemulsion system or aqueous phases. Prepared samples contained from 500 to 2000 ppm of silver. The diameter size of silver nanoparticles was in the range from 16 nm to 82 nm and were stable for 3 months without precipitation.</p></abstract>

Silver particles having fine or ultrafine sizes are one of the fastest growing research interests with wide applications. Here we report the preparation method of silver modified paints which revealed antimicrobial activity against gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and pathogenic fungi belonging to Candida family. In this work, we choose heptane and cyclohexane, as the oil phase for preparation nanometer sized metallic particles. We have also studied the effect of different silver precursors - silver nitrate, silver citrate and different surfactants: anionic AOT, non-ionic Triton X100, Span 80 and Tween 85 for stabilization of obtained silver colloids. UV-VIS spectrum contained a strong plasmon band near 410 nm, which confirmed silver ions reduction to Ag○ in microemulsion system or aqueous phases. Prepared samples contained from 500 to 2000 ppm of silver. The diameter size of silver nanoparticles was in the range from 16 nm to 82 nm and were stable for 3 months without precipitation.

Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles in Reverse Micelles and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Modified-Paints

Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

Department of Radiochemistry and Colloid Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

Advances in Materials Science

Silver particles having fine or ultrafine sizes are one of the fastest growing research interests with wide applications. Here we report the preparation method...

Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles in Reverse Micelles and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Modified-Paints

Published Online: Jan 28, 2011

Page range: 12 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-010-0012-2

Keywords
silver, nanoparticle, paint, microemulsion

This content is open access.

Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles in Reverse Micelles and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Modified-Paints

Published Online: Jan 28, 2011

Page range: 12 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-010-0012-2

Keywordssilver, nanoparticle, paint, microemulsion

This content is open access.

Keywords
silver, nanoparticle, paint, microemulsion