Preparation of Nickel Coated-carbon Nanotube/Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites and Their Antimicrobial and Mechanical Properties | Zendy

Hyeon-Hye Kim | Zendy; Woong Han | Zendy; Kay-Hyeok An | Zendy; Byung-Joo Kim | Zendy

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Preparation of Nickel Coated-carbon Nanotube/Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites and Their Antimicrobial and Mechanical Properties

Author(s) -

Hyeon-Hye Kim,

Woong Han,

Kay-Hyeok An,

Byung-Joo Kim

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

applied chemistry for engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.144

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2288-4505

pISSN - 1225-0112

DOI - 10.14478/ace.2016.1071

Subject(s) - antimicrobial , nanocomposite , materials science , zinc , carbon nanotube , coating , nickel , scanning electron microscope , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy , engineering

This study was conducted to develop novel antimicrobial nano-composites, with the aim of fully utilizing antimicrobial proper- ties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), nickel (Ni) and zinc oxide (ZnO). Ni coated-MWCNTs (Ni-CNT) were prepared and evaluated for their potential application as an antimicrobial material for inactivating bacteria. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were used to characterize the Ni coating and morphology of Ni-CNT. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coil (E. coil) were employed as the target bacterium on antimicrobial activities. Comparing with the nitric acid treated MWCNTs and Ni-CNT which have been previously reported to possess antimicrobial activity towards S. aureus and E. coil, Ni-CNT/ZnO exhibited a stronger anti- microbial ability. The nickel coating was confirmed to play an important role in the bactericidal action of Ni-CNTs/ZnO composites. Also, the addition of ZnO to the developed nanocomposite is suggested to improve the antimicrobial property.

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