Antibacterial Properties of Nanosilver PLLA Fibrous Membranes

Lin Li; Yi Li; Jiashen Li; Lei Yao; Arthur F T Mak; Frank Ko; Ling Qin

doi:10.1155/2009/168041

Antibacterial Properties of Nanosilver PLLA Fibrous Membranes

Lin Li, Yi Li, Jiashen Li, Lei Yao, Arthur F T Mak, Frank Ko, Ling Qin

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Abstract

Nanosilver has been studied as a valuable material for it strong antibacterial effects. In this study, we investigated the antibacterial properties of nano silver Poly-L-Lactic acid (Ag/PLLA) composite fibrous membranes. Ag/PLLA fibrous membranes were prepared with silver nanoparticles having weight ratio of silver nanoparticles to PLLA at 5% (w/w). In vitro antibacterial tests were performed using Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (Staph.) to determine the antibacterial capability of the Ag/PLLA fibrous membranes. As the results suggested, Ag/PLLA fibrous membranes showed strong antibacterial properties. Thus, Ag/PLLA fibrous membrane can be used as an antibacterial scaffold for tissue engineering. Copyright (C) 2009 Lin Li et al.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Nanomaterials
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/168041 https://doi.org/Artn 168041 Doi 10.1155/2009/168041
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

bombyx-mori silk
in-vitro
nanofibrous scaffolds
silver nanoparticles
urinary catheters
degradation
infections
efficacy
fibers
cells

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