Antibacterial and morphological properties of polypyrrole/silver nanocomposites synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization

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mohammed abdilridha salman
Salma M. Hassan

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Polypyrrole/silver (PPy/Ag) nanocomposites was synthesized via a chemical oxidative method. The AFM analysis is performed to study the surface roughness, morphology and size distribution of the PPy particles and PPy-ag nanocomposites. The results indicated that as the concentration of Ag in the nanocomposite increases, the roughness also increases. The size of nanoparticles was also evaluated and found in the range of 15 nm to 125 nm. The PPy/Ag nanocomposites exhibited an effectiveness against Gram-negative Escherichia coli showing an inhibition zone of 4mm and displayed poor efficacy against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus. Based on given adequate antibacterial characteristics of PPy/Ag nanocomposites, it can be identified as a promising material in biomedical applications.

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salman mohammed abdilridha, Hassan SM. Antibacterial and morphological properties of polypyrrole/silver nanocomposites synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization. IJP [Internet]. 2021 Mar. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 24];19(48):33-4. Available from: https://ijp.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/physics/article/view/614

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