title: Studies on the annealing and antibacterial properties of the silver-embedded aluminum/silica nanospheres.
abstract: Substantial silver-embedded aluminum/silica nanospheres with uniform diameter and morphology were successfully synthesized by sol-gel technique. After various annealing temperatures, the surface mechanisms of each sample were analyzed using scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The chemical durability examinations and antibacterial tests of each sample were also carried out for the confirmation of its practical usage. Based on the result of the above analyses, the silver-embedded aluminum/silica nanospheres are eligible for fabricating antibacterial utensils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ko-Ying
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Chih
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.affiliation: Nano Technology Research Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yung-Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jien-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan ; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Institute of Nanomaterials, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Han C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Shih
keywords: Annealing; Antibacterial test; Chemical durability examination; Silver-embedded aluminum/silica nanospheres; Sol-gel technique