Environmentally-safe bimetallic Ag@Co magnetic nanocomposites with antimicrobial activity

Amanda Alonso; Núria Vigués; Xavier Muñoz-Berbel; Jorge Macanás; Maria Muñoz; Jordi Mas; Dmitri N Muraviev

doi:10.1039/c1cc13696h

Environmentally-safe bimetallic Ag@Co magnetic nanocomposites with antimicrobial activity

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Oct 7;47(37):10464-6. doi: 10.1039/c1cc13696h. Epub 2011 Aug 18.

Authors

Amanda Alonso¹, Núria Vigués, Xavier Muñoz-Berbel, Jorge Macanás, Maria Muñoz, Jordi Mas, Dmitri N Muraviev

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain. amanda.alonso@uab.cat

PMID: 21850347
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc13696h

Abstract

In this communication we describe the synthesis, characterization and evaluation of the bactericide activity of a superparamagnetic bimetallic Ag/Co polymeric nanocomposite material for the treatment of bacteria contaminated aqueous solutions.

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry*
Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
Cobalt / chemistry*
Escherichia coli / drug effects
Green Chemistry Technology / methods*
Magnets / chemistry*
Nanocomposites / chemistry*
Polymers / chemistry
Silver / chemistry*

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Polymers
Cobalt
Silver