In this paper, a novel ternary nanocomposite namely reduced graphene oxide/hydroxyapatite/silver (rGO/HAP/Ag) was prepared by a simple hydrothermal method using graphene oxide nanosheets, Ca(NO3)2, (NH4)2HPO4, and AgNO3 as starting materials. The as-prepared nanocomposite was characterized by using various photophysical techniqu...

In the current work, a new antibacterial bandage was proposed where diamond-like carbon with silver nanoparticle (DLC:Ag)-coated synthetic silk tissue was used as a building block. The DLC:Ag structure, the dimensions of nanoparticles, the silver concentration and the silver ion release were studied systematically employing scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and ...

Composites of silver particles of diameters in the range 16.4–33.3 nm and polyacrylamide were prepared by a chemical method. Positron lifetime and Doppler broadening measurements of these samples were carried out. The positron lifetime spectra of all the samples could be decomposed into three components having lifetimes around 200, 500, and 1800 ps. These are believed to arise due to vacancy cl...

Polpyrrole (PPy)/Ag nanocomposites were successfully synthesized at the interface of water and ionic liquid by one-step UV-induced polymerization. Highly dispersed PPy/Ag nanoparticles were obtained by controlling the experimental conditions. The results of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed ...

The field of manufacturing technology has totally been renovated with the emergence of nanotechnology; and the mergence of nanoscience with material science, biology, biotechnology and medicine has completely novelized various arrays of biomedical engineering. For the nanomedicine landscape we have designed and developed Ag/CS-PVC nanocomposite material having superb antimicrobial properties wh...

Transition metal oxide based disinfectants offer an effective approach for water purification. The present discovery found that silver (Ag) decorated titania (TiO(2)) nano-composites displayed high potency at 2.5 ppm within 4 h co-incubation, proved to be effective at 100% inactivation. The composite disinfectant was effective against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, Escherichia c...

Abstract NC-FG (nanocomposite Fricke gel) dosimeter is a 3D for heavy ion beam without LET dependence. In this study, we evaluate the effects of silver perchlorate, radical scavenger, on NC-FG. We find that radiological properties are changed by small amounts perchlorate. Especially, dose response at high enhanced.

in  this  reaserch,  photocatalyst  titanium  dioxide  was  doped  with silver  and modified  by  polyethylene  glycol  by  sol  gel method  and the  samples  were  characterized  by  x-ray  diffraction  (xrd)  and scanning  electron  microscopy  (sem).  the  purpose  of  the  present study  was  to  evaluate  the  photocatalytic  bactericidal  effects  of prepared nanocomposite on human pathog...

Highly conductive, transparent and flexible planar electrodes were fabricated using interwoven silver nanowires and single-walled carbon nanotubes (AgNW:SWCNT) in a PEDOT:PSS matrix via an epoxy transfer method from a silicon template. The planar electrodes achieved a sheet resistance of 6.6 ± 0.0 Ω/□ and an average transmission of 86% between 400 and 800 nm. A high figure of merit of 367 Ω-1 i...