Antibacterial Silver Embedded Nanofibers for Water Disinfection

Thanaa Shalaby; Ola Mahmoud; Affaf Al-Oufy

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Antibacterial Silver Embedded Nanofibers for Water Disinfection

Thanaa Shalaby, Ola Mahmoud, Affaf Al-Oufy

Published in International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 5)

Received: 3 August 2015 Accepted: 14 August 2015 Published: 26 August 2015

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Abstract

Anti-microbial nanofibers can be synthesized by incorporating nanobiocides such as silver nanoparticles into nanofibers. Bacterial contamination of water is a serious public health concern because it causes numerous diseases and some aesthetic problems such as malodor in water. Durable antibacterial Ag/polyacrylonitrile (Ag/PAN) hybrid nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning. SEM and EDX spectra were used to study the morphology and surface elemental composition of the nanofibers. The Ag/PAN nanofibers exhibited slow and long lasting silver ion release. The resultants polymers were then tested for their ability to destroy bacteria in water; antimicrobial tests indicated that the prepared nanofibers have a high bactericidal effect. Accordingly, these results highlight the potential use of these nanofibrous mats as antimicrobial agents.

Published in	International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150405.13
Page(s)	293-298
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Polyacrylonitrile, Electrospinning, Nanofibers, Nanosilver, Antimicrobial, Water Disinfection

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Thanaa Shalaby, Ola Mahmoud, Affaf Al-Oufy. (2015). Antibacterial Silver Embedded Nanofibers for Water Disinfection. International Journal of Materials Science and Applications, 4(5), 293-298. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150405.13

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Thanaa Shalaby; Ola Mahmoud; Affaf Al-Oufy. Antibacterial Silver Embedded Nanofibers for Water Disinfection. Int. J. Mater. Sci. Appl. 2015, 4(5), 293-298. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150405.13

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Thanaa Shalaby, Ola Mahmoud, Affaf Al-Oufy. Antibacterial Silver Embedded Nanofibers for Water Disinfection. Int J Mater Sci Appl. 2015;4(5):293-298. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150405.13

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Thanaa Shalaby

Medical Biophysics Dept., Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Ola Mahmoud

Microbiology Dept., Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Affaf Al-Oufy

Textile Eng. Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

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Thanaa Shalaby, Ola Mahmoud, Affaf Al-Oufy. (2015). Antibacterial Silver Embedded Nanofibers for Water Disinfection. International Journal of Materials Science and Applications, 4(5), 293-298. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150405.13

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Thanaa Shalaby; Ola Mahmoud; Affaf Al-Oufy. Antibacterial Silver Embedded Nanofibers for Water Disinfection. Int. J. Mater. Sci. Appl. 2015, 4(5), 293-298. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150405.13

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Thanaa Shalaby, Ola Mahmoud, Affaf Al-Oufy. Antibacterial Silver Embedded Nanofibers for Water Disinfection. Int J Mater Sci Appl. 2015;4(5):293-298. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150405.13

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