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Metal nanoparticle‐hydrogel nanocomposites for biomedical applications – An atmospheric pressure plasma synthesis approach
Author(s) -
Nolan Hugo,
Sun Daye,
Falzon Brian G.,
Chakrabarti Supriya,
Padmanaba Dilli Babu,
Maguire Paul,
Mariotti Davide,
Yu Tao,
Jones David,
Andrews Gavin,
Sun Dan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201800112
Subject(s) - microplasma , nanocomposite , materials science , vinyl alcohol , self healing hydrogels , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , colloidal gold , fabrication , alloy , atmospheric pressure plasma , characterization (materials science) , silver nanoparticle , atmospheric pressure , plasma , polymer , composite material , polymer chemistry , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics , oceanography , geology
The development of multifunctional nanocomposite materials is of great interest for various biomedical applications. A popular approach to produce tailored nanocomposites is to incorporate functional nanoparticles into hydrogels. Here, a benign atmospheric pressure microplasma synthesis approach has been deployed for the synthesis of metal and alloy NPs in‐situ in a poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogel. The formation of gold, silver, and gold‐silver alloy NPs was confirmed via spectroscopic and microscopic characterization techniques. The properties of the hydrogel were not compromised during formation of the composites. Practical applications of the NP/PVA nanocomposites has been demonstrated by anti‐bacterial testing. This establishes AMP processing as a viable one‐step technique for the fabrication of NP/hydrogel composites, with potential multifunctionality for a range of biomedical applications.