title: Facile preparation of silver nanoparticles immobilized on chitin nanofiber surfaces to endow antifungal activities.
abstract: Silver nanoparticles were prepared on chitin nanofiber surfaces by UV light reduction of silver ions. The chitin nanofibers could be efficient substrates to immobilize silver nanoparticles with stable dispersion states. The dispersion and the nanocomposite film with acrylic resin showed characteristic absorption property in the visible light region due to the effect of the silver nanoparticles. Silver nanoparticles endowed strong antifungal activity to chitin nanofibers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan. Electronic address: sifuku@chem.tottori-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ifuku
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Yui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Taisuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yukawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Egusa
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaminaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izawa
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Bioscience and Technology, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saimoto
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D002686:Chitin; D012834:Silver
keywords: Antifungal; Chitin; Light absorption; Nanofiber; Silver nanoparticle