Surface Modification of nTiO2/Ag Hybrid Nanoparticles Using Microwave-Assisted Polymerization in the Presence of Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) Terephthalate

Autor: Carlos Andrés Covarrubias-Gordillo, P. A. De León-Martínez, Ernesto Hernández-Hernández, Florentino Soriano-Corral, A. C. Espinosa-López, A. S. Ledezma-Pérez, R. E. Díaz de León Gómez, Pablo González-Morones, Carlos A. Ávila-Orta
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Nanomaterials, Vol 2017 (2017)
ISSN: 1687-4129
1687-4110
Popis: Titanium dioxide doped silver (nTiO2/Ag) nanoparticles were surface-modified by microwave-assisted polymerization of 2-bis-(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET). The modified and unmodified nanoparticles were analyzed by FTIR, XRD, TGA, and TEM. A thin layer of grafted PET on the surface of the nanoparticles was observed and quantified by TGA giving a value of 40 wt-%. XRD and electron diffraction analyses showed traces of AgO2 after the modification. The bactericide activity of modified and unmodified nanoparticles was evaluated; the presence of the thin layer of grafted-PET on the nTiO2/Ag did not change significantly the bactericide activity, showing an excellent performance similar to unmodified nanoparticles.
Databáze: OpenAIRE