ISSN : 2663-2187

ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS AND PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF PVA COATED Ag- PNIPAM AND Zn - PNIPAM NANOCOMPOSITES: AN ENHANCED STUDY

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Basil Baby, Maya Devi.S, Sundara Pandiyan S, A.P. Jagadeesan and Lokesh A
ยป doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.5.2024. 1800-1819

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The study investigates the efficacy of nanocomposites in combating bacterial infections and their photocatalytic activity. Silver (Ag) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized and integrated into a N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) polymer matrix, with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as the coating agent. The resulting Ag-conjugated PNIPAM (Ag-PNIPAM) and Zn-conjugated PNIPAM (Zn-PNIPAM) were thoroughly analyzed using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), particle size analysis, and zeta potential determination. Particle size distribution confirmed nanoscale dimensions and the stability of the synthesized nanomaterials.

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