Fabrication and durable antibacterial properties of electrospun chitosan nanofibers with silver nanoparticles

- Eco-friendly CS/AgNPs hybrid nanofibers were successfully electrospun.
- 8 wt% CS/AgNO3 paste in 1% acetic acid became transparent solution after EBI.
- CS hybrid NFs provided a steady and prolonged silver ion release over 16 days.
- CS NFs with AgNPs (0.5 wt%) showed best antibacterial activity toward E. coli and S. aureus bacterias.