For a rapid on-site diagnosis of pathogens, low-cost chip-based devices are of great interest. Here, we report the successful fabrication of inkjet printed silver electrodes on polymer foils as disposable chips for molecular DNA analytics. In order to manufacture these electrode structures, silver nanoparticle inks were inkjet printed onto planar polypropylene substrates. Due to the low thermal...

OBJECTIVE To compare the antimicrobial effectiveness of silver- and iodine-containing wound dressings against preformed mature biofilms of pathogenic wound bacteria grown in vitro. METHOD Biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were grown within an in vitro flat bed perfusion biofilm model. Mature biofilms were removed and exposed to wound dressings containing either silv...

The first silver-FOX, silver-ammonia-FOX, and silver-amine-FOX compounds were synthesized by the reactions of silver nitrate with K-FOX or guanidine-FOX in water, aqueous ammonia, and amines, respectively. The crystal structure of silver-ammonia-FOX exhibits unique covalent bonding behavior, which is supported by NBO calculations.

Nanotechnology enables development and production of novel silver-based composite materials. We used in vitro tests to demonstrate the antimicrobial activity of a silver-silica nanocomposite compared to the activities of conventional materials, such as silver nitrate and silver zeolite. A silver-silica-containing polystyrene material was manufactured and shown to possess strong antimicrobial pr...

The silver salts of fatty acids were studied as precursors for the preparation of colloidal dispersions of silver nanoparticles and UHMWPE (ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene) composite with silver nanoparticles, as well as the composition, the spectra and SEM (scanning electron microscopy) results. keywords: Silver laurate, silver palmitate, ascorbic acid, differential scanning spectrosc...

BACKGROUND Since silver-nanoparticles (NPs) possess an antibacterial activity, they were commonly used in medical products and devices, food storage materials, cosmetics, various health care products, and industrial products. Various silver-NP based medical devices are available for clinical uses, such as silver-NP based dressing and silver-NP based hydrogel (silver-NP-hydrogel) for medical app...

X-Ray crystal structures are reported for five silver(I) complexes of four monoterpenoid alkenes. Discrete mononuclear complexes of the chiral alkenes (1S)-(-)-α-pinene and (1S)(-)-β-pinene with silver perchlorate and silver hexafluorophosphate are described. The achiral diene γ-terpinene forms a discrete mononuclear adduct with silver hexafluorophosphate and a two-dimensional polymeric network...

A novel switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) extract mediated green process was demonstrated for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles from silver nitrate solution at ambient temperature. UV-visible spectroscopic analysis indicates the rapid reduction of silver (Ag) ions by swithgrass extract. The silver nanoparticles began to form at 15 min and the reduction reaction was completed within 2 hours. Sy...

Silver colloids and silver island films as fluorescence enhancement systems are the subject of this paper. Enhancement of fluorescence of molecules placed near metallic nanoparticles is a result of resonance interaction of exciting and emitted lights with surface plasmons. Two models explaining this phenomenon are presented. Processes of silver colloids and silver island films forming are descr...

Following a 6-h inhalation exposure to aerosolized 20 and 110 nm diameter silver nanoparticles, lung tissues from rats were investigated with X-ray absorption spectroscopy, which can identify the chemical state of silver species. Lung tissues were processed immediately after sacrifice of the animals at 0, 1, 3, and 7 days post exposure and the samples were stored in an inert and low-temperature...