Preparation of silver nanoparticles loaded graphene oxide nanosheets for antibacterial activity

T. T.T. Vi, S. J. Lue

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Abstract

A simple, facile method to fabricate successfully silver nanoparticle (AgNPs) decorated on graphene oxide (GO) layers via grafted thiol groups. Samples were prepared with different concentrations of AgNO3. Resulting AgNPs were quasi-spherical in shape and attached on the layers of GO. Physical properties were confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), zeta potential, dynamic light scattering (DLS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra, thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Antimicrobial test was effectively showed using MRSA (Staphylococcus areus). The GO-Ag NPs with appropriate Ag NPs content of 0.2 M AgNO3 exhibited the strongest antibacterial activity at 48.77% inhibition after 4 hours incubation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012033
JournalIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Volume162
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 12 2016
Event2nd International Conference on Chemical Engineering, ICCE 2016 - Bandung, Indonesia
Duration: 26 10 201627 10 2016

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