Publication date: May 2018
Source:International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Volume 111
Author(s): Hend Ezzat Salama, Mohamed Samir Abdel Aziz, Gamal Riad Saad
Green synthesis of novel nanocomposites series based on chitosan biguanidine grafted poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) copolymer (ChG-g-PHB) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was successfully done via in situ reduction of AgNO3 in the copolymer matrix. Transmission electron microscopy verified the homogeneous dispersion of spherical shape of the AgNPs with an average particle size 12.3 to 19.2nm. X-ray diffraction pattern revealed face centered cubic structure of AgNPs. The thermal stability was improved upon increasing the AgNPs content up to 2.0%, then declined upon loading with 3.0%. Coats-Redfern model showed that the sample with 2.0% AgNPs has the highest activation energy of the thermal degradation with values of 264 and 270kJmol−1 for the 1st and 2nd degradation steps, respectively. Differential scanning calorimetry indicated that AgNPs acts as a nucleating agent for the nonisothermal melt crystallization of PHB component. Avrami equation described well the crystallization of PHB segments, with average Avrami exponent of 3.10 and 3.36 for ChG-g-PHB and its 2.0% nanocomposite, respectively. Regardless of the content of AgNPs, the antimicrobial activity of the nanocomposites is better than the neat copolymer. The sample loaded with 3.0% AgNPs showed the best antimicrobial activity with MIC value range of 0.98–1.95μgmL−1.
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