| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5188268 | Polymer | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Hydrogel networks based on N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) and sodium acrylate (SA) were prepared by redox-polymerization in the presence of N,Nâ²-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA). Highly stable and uniformly distributed silver nanoparticles have been prepared using these hydrogel networks as a carrier via in situ reduction of silver nitrate in the presence of sodium borohydride as a reducing agent. It has been demonstrated that the hydrogel hybrid with different sizes of silver nanoparticles can be effectively employed as antibacterial material.
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Authors
Y. Murali Mohan, Kyungjae Lee, Thathan Premkumar, Kurt E. Geckeler,