| Title |
Investigation of the antimicrobial properties of beetroot–gelatin films containing silver particles obtained via green synthesis / |
| Authors |
Puišo, Judita ; Adliene, Diana ; Paškevičius, Algimantas ; Vailionis, Artūras |
| DOI |
10.3390/app13031926 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Applied sciences.. Basel : MDPI. 2023, vol. 13, iss. 3, art. no. 1926, p. 1-11.. ISSN 2076-3417 |
| Keywords [eng] |
silver ; nanoparticles ; gelatin ; surface plasmon ; beetroot juice ; XRD ; UV-VIS ; antimicrobial activity |
| Abstract [eng] |
Silver nanoparticles are produced using various physical, chemical or physicochemical methods. Simple low-cost nontoxic environmentally friendly, or “green”, chemistry methods are important, especially for their invasive application in the medicine and food industries. Silver-nanoparticle-enriched biocompatible films were produced at room temperature from fresh beetroot juice, AgNO3 and gelatin–water solution using the photoreduction method. The optical, morphological and structural characteristics of the experimental samples were analyzed using UV-VIS, XRD and SEM techniques. The antimicrobial activity of newly produced films was investigated using the agar diffusion method. The synthesis of nanoparticles was approved their characteristic LSPR peaks in the UV-VIS absorbance spectra. According to the XRD patterns of the films, these nanoparticles were assigned to the cubic phase of metallic Ag. It was found that the antimicrobial activity of the silver nanoparticles in the beetroot–gelatin films might be effective; however, it depends on the silver ion concentrations used for the production of these films and on the medium’s pH. |
| Published |
Basel : MDPI |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2023 |
| CC license |
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