Investigation of Antibacterial Properties of Ag Doped TiO 2 Nanofibers Prepared by Electrospinning Process

In this study, undoped and 1, 2,3, 4, and 5 wt % Ag-doped TiO 2 nanofibers have been fabricated by the electrospinning method applying 20 kV voltages at 8 cm height with a flow rate 0.1 mL/h. The antibacterial properties of undoped and doped Ag/TiO 2 nanofibers were tested on Staphylococcus aureus b...

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Published in:Open Chemistry 2018-08, Vol.16 (1), p.732-737
Main Authors: Bezir, Nalan Çiçek, Evcin, Atilla, Diker, Ramazan, Özcan, Burcu, Kır, Esengül, Akarca, Gökhan, Çetin, Emel Sesli, Kayalı, Refik, Özen, Mürivet Kaşıkcı
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Summary:In this study, undoped and 1, 2,3, 4, and 5 wt % Ag-doped TiO 2 nanofibers have been fabricated by the electrospinning method applying 20 kV voltages at 8 cm height with a flow rate 0.1 mL/h. The antibacterial properties of undoped and doped Ag/TiO 2 nanofibers were tested on Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The antibacterial effect of these fabricated nanofibers has been determined by disc diffusion and Baird parker methods. The results have shown that Ag/TiO 2 nanofibers have an excellent antibacterial effect on this bacterium compared to pure TiO 2 nanofibers. As a result, developed nanofibers can easily be applied in various fields such as biomedical sector and tissue engineering. In addition, the chemical components, morphology, and crystal structure of the nanofibers have been performed by scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive analysis (SEM-EDX), differential thermal analysis/thermal gravimetric analysis (DTA/TG), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods.
ISSN:2391-5420
2391-5420
DOI:10.1515/chem-2018-0081