title: Fabrication of bacterial cellulose-ZnO composite via solution plasma process for antibacterial applications.
abstract: Zinc oxide (ZnO) was successfully synthesized by applying a solution plasma, a plasma discharge in a liquid phase, without the addition of a reducing agent and simultaneously deposited into a bacterial cellulose pellicle that functioned as a template. By the reasons of its nano-sized structure as well as favorable porous configuration, the BC pellicle has been proved to be a splendid upholding template for the coordination of ZnO. In addition, the ZnO-deposited BC composites demonstrated strong antibacterial activity without a photocatalytic reaction against both Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Hence, the ZnO-deposited BC composites can be used as an antibacterial material in wound dressing and water disinfection applications.
authors.affiliation: The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Nattakammala
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Janpetch
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials, Physics and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Nagahiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; NU-PPC Plasma Chemical Technology Laboratory, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Electronic address: ratana.r@chula.ac.th.
authors.forename: Ratana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rujiravanit
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002482:Cellulose; D015034:Zinc Oxide
keywords: Antibacterial activity; Bacterial cellulose; Composite; Solution plasma process; Zinc oxide