Issue 9, 2012
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Dalton Transactions

Preparation and antibacterial activities of polyaniline/Cu0.05Zn0.95O nanocomposites

Xiaoxi Liang,a   Mengxi Sun,a   Liangchao Li,*a   Ru Qiao,a   Keyu Chen,a   Qiushi Xiaoa  and  Feng Xua  

* Corresponding authors

a Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Reactive Chemistry on Solid Surface, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
E-mail: sky52@zjnu.cn
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Abstract

Polyaniline/Cu0.05Zn0.95O (PANI/CZO) nanocomposites were prepared by in situ inverse microemulsion method. Based on the characterization of the crystal structure, chemical composition, and morphology of the samples, it was confirmed that CZO nanoparticles were incorporated into the polyaniline matrix. Studies of the antimicrobial activities of the samples against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans were carried out using powder inhibition zone, minimum inhibitory concentration and minimal bactericidal concentrations methods. The results showed clearly that, as an antibacterial agent, PANI/CZO nanocomposites exhibited excellent antibacterial activity against the growth of microorganisms. Furthermore, the antibacterial mechanism of the samples was also deduced in this paper.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2DT11823H
Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Sep 2011
Accepted
24 Nov 2011
First published
17 Jan 2012

Dalton Trans., 2012,41, 2804-2811

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Preparation and antibacterial activities of polyaniline/Cu0.05Zn0.95O nanocomposites

X. Liang, M. Sun, L. Li, R. Qiao, K. Chen, Q. Xiao and F. Xu, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 2804 DOI: 10.1039/C2DT11823H

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