Antimicrobial properties of ZnO nanoparticles incorporated in polyurethane varnish | Zendy

Dusan Zvekic | Zendy; Vladimir V. Srdić | Zendy; Maja Karaman | Zendy; Milan Matavulj | Zendy

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Antimicrobial properties of ZnO nanoparticles incorporated in polyurethane varnish

Author(s) -

Dusan Zvekic,

Vladimir V. Srdić,

Maja Karaman,

Milan Matavulj

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

processing and application of ceramics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.326

H-Index - 15

eISSN - 2406-1034

pISSN - 1820-6131

DOI - 10.2298/pac1101041z

Subject(s) - antimicrobial , staphylococcus aureus , escherichia coli , pseudomonas aeruginosa , polyurethane , microbiology and biotechnology , nanoparticle , materials science , bacteria , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , biology , nanotechnology , biochemistry , composite material , genetics , gene

The antimicrobial effect of the ZnO nanoparticles dispersed in polyurethane varnishes was investigated. Antimicrobial activity was evaluated against three bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and one strain fungi (Sacharomyces cerevisiae) by the “pour-plate” test. It was shown that the ZnO nanoparticles efficiently inhibit growth of the colonies of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but their activity against Escherichia coli was found to be questionable suggesting more detailed research.

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