Open Access<p>Antibacterial properties of in situ and surface functionalized impregnation of silver sulfadiazine in polyacrylonitrile nanofiber mats</p>
Author(s) -
Sana Ullah,
Motahira Hashmi,
Davood Kharaghani,
Muhammad Qamar Khan,
Yûsuke Saito,
Takayuki Yamamoto,
Jung-soon Lee,
Ick Soo Kim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s197665
Subject(s) - nanofiber , silver sulfadiazine , polyacrylonitrile , materials science , electrospinning , silver nanoparticle , antibacterial activity , chemical engineering , scanning electron microscope , antibacterial agent , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , thermogravimetric analysis , nuclear chemistry , nanoparticle , polymer , composite material , nanotechnology , bacteria , chemistry , wound healing , genetics , engineering , immunology , biology
Silver, incorporation with natural or synthetic polymers, has been used as an effective antibacterial agent since decades. Silver has potential applications in healthcare especially in nanoparticles form but silver sulfadiazine (AgSD) is the most efficient antibacterial agent especially for burn wound dressings.