Effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone on storage stability, anti-oxidative and anti-bacterial properties of colloidal polyaniline

[Display omitted] •Aqueous dispersions of colloidal polyaniline (PANI) were prepared.•Stability of PANI dispersions were improved by using polyvinylpyrrolidone.•PANI dispersions showed strong antioxidant and moderate antibacterial activities.•Oxidation state of PANI was critical factor for determini...

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Published in:Synthetic metals 2016-07, Vol.217, p.202-209
Main Authors: Wu, James Chun-Cheng, Ray, Sudip, Gizdavic-Nikolaidis, Marija, Jin, Jianyong, Cooney, Ralph P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-bacterial
Antioxidant
Colloids
Dispersion
Dispersions
Effectiveness
Electrospinning
Free radicals
Polyaniline
Polyanilines
Polyvinylpyrrolidone
Scavenging
Storage stability
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Aqueous dispersions of colloidal polyaniline (PANI) were prepared.•Stability of PANI dispersions were improved by using polyvinylpyrrolidone.•PANI dispersions showed strong antioxidant and moderate antibacterial activities.•Oxidation state of PANI was critical factor for determining the functional properties.. Aqueous dispersions of colloidal polyaniline (PANI) were prepared by different methods using a water soluble polymer polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) acting as a steric stabilizer. In one of the cases, dispersion was prepared by synthesizing PANI in situ in PVP solution. In another case, PVP-PANI fiber scaffold was prepared by electrospinning and then the electrospun fiber scaffold was dispersed in distilled water. Direct dispersion of PANI in distilled water and aqueous PVP solution were also prepared for comparative studies. Storage stability, anti-oxidant capacity and anti-bacterial efficacies of these dispersions were evaluated. The aggregation between PANI particulates was significantly reduced by using PVP as the dispersing medium. Oxidation state of PANI in these dispersions and the hydrodynamic diameter of the colloidal particles were found to be the critical factors in determining the free radical scavenging capacity and antibacterial activity. Amongst these different PVP based dispersions, the direct dispersion of PANI in PVP solution was the simplest method to produce the colloidal PANI and showed the best free radical scavenging capacity, good antibacterial efficacies as well as storage stability.
ISSN:0379-6779
1879-3290
DOI:10.1016/j.synthmet.2016.03.019