title: Nano silver-embedded electrospun nanofiber of poly(4-chloro-3-methylphenyl methacrylate): use as water sanitizer.
abstract: Water contaminated with microorganisms causes numerous diseases and is a major concern for public health. In search of a simple material which can provide clean water free from pathogens, nanofibers of poly(4-chloro-3-methylphenyl methacrylate, abbreviated as CMPMA, and nano Ag-doped poly(CMPMA) composite nanofibers were used to decontaminate water from microorganisms such as Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. Nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) provide the diameters of the Ag nanoparticles which are in the range 18-21 and 13-18 nm. The diameter of the poly(CMPMA) and nano Ag-doped poly(CMPMA) composite nanofiber is seen to vary between 400 and 700 nm with the change of the processing parameters. Optimum parameters for uniform nanofibers have been obtained. The morphology of the fibers is derived from scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The superiority of the nano Ag-doped poly(CMPMA) composite nanofiber was established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Organic Chemistry, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, 388 421, India.
authors.forename: Mehdihasan I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Shekh
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Organic Chemistry, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, 388 421, India.
authors.forename: Nirmal N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Organic Chemistry, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, 388 421, India. kaus_chem@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kaushal P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Organic Chemistry, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, 388 421, India.
authors.forename: Rajnikant M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Organic Chemistry, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, 388 421, India.
authors.forename: Arabinda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D008689:Methacrylates; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D057139:Nanofibers; D053758:Nanoparticles; D012834:Silver; D014867:Water; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D008689:Methacrylates; D014867:Water; D012834:Silver
keywords: Electrospun nanofiber; Nano silver; Sanitizer; Thermal analysis; Well diffusion method