Studies on the antimicrobial properties of colloidal silver nanoparticles stabilized by bovine serum albumin.
Colloidal silver nanoparticles were synthesised using sol-gel method and these nanoparticles were stabilised by encapsulated into the scaffolds of bovine serum albumin. Silver nanoparticles and encapsulated products were characterised by FTIR, NMR, XRD, TG, SEM and TEM analyses. Silver nanoparticle encapsulated bovine serum albumin showed highly potent antibacterial activity towards the bacterial strains such as Staphylococcus aureus, Serratia marcescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Research and Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, St. Thomas College, Palai, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686574, India. majothomas@gmail.com
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Mathew
Sunny
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Kuriakose
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D004339:Drug Compounding; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D003102:Colloids; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D012834:Silver