Physiochemical Synthesis of Silver/Kaolinite Nanocomposites and Study Their Antibacterial Properties

Salmah  Moosa; Anis Nadia  Mohd Faisol Mahadeven; Kamyar  Shameli; Sin-Yeang Teow

doi:10.37934/jrnn.1.1.111

Authors

Salmah Moosa Agrotechnology and Bioscience Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi 4300, Selangor, Malaysia
Anis Nadia Mohd Faisol Mahadeven Agrotechnology and Bioscience Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi 4300, Selangor, Malaysia
Kamyar Shameli Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sin-Yeang Teow Department of Biology, College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/jrnn.1.1.111

Keywords:

Silver nanoparticles, kaolinite, Gamma irradiation, Chemical synthesis, Gram positive, Negative bacteria

Abstract

Silver nanocomposites (Ag NCs) were prepared by two methods, chemical and physical synthesis using sodium borohydride and gamma irradiation as a reducing tool. A one-step silver/kaolinite nanocomposite (Ag/Kln NCs) synthesis method has been developed successfully by irradiation technique at room temperature and under ambient pressure. The Ag/Kln NCs produced by the ?-irradiation technique is pure without chemical residues, has a good distribution with enhanced antibacterial properties, and environmentally friendly. The effects of various experimental parameters on the formation of NCs, such as the concentration of Ag⁺ and the irradiation dose, have been investigated. A study on antimicrobial susceptibility was undertaken to determine the antibacterial properties of Ag NCs in the presence of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The susceptibility of the microorganisms to varying concentrations of Ag NCs synthesized via physical synthesis using gamma irradiation was compared to those synthesized chemically. Concentrations of Ag NCs used were 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, and 10 % for chemical synthesis and irradiation doses used for physical synthesis were 7, 13, 20, 30, 40, 50, 65 and 80 kGy. Observation on well diffusion variant showed a significantly large zone of inhibition for physically synthesized NCs, (63 to 107% relative to control) which indicates high antimicrobial activity. Chemically synthesized NCs using the same experimental set up however showed a significantly smaller zone of inhibition. The Ag/Kln NCs in 20kGy showed higher antibacterial activity against Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli as gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. These suggest that Ag/Kln NCs can be employed as an effective bacteria inhibitor and can be applied in the medical field.

Author Biography

Sin-Yeang Teow, Department of Biology, College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

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