دانلود رایگان ترجمه مقاله نانوذرات ZnO به دست آمده با استفاده از لیزر پالسی و ترکیب آنها با پارچه نخی (نشریه الزویر 2016)

نانوذرات ZnO به دست آمده با استفاده از لیزر پالسی و ترکیب آنها با پارچه نخی: آماده سازی و مطالعه فعالیت های ضد باکتریایی

ZnO nanoparticles obtained by pulsed laser ablation and their composite with cotton fabric: Preparation and study of antibacterial activity

Abstract

A simple deposition method was used to prepare a ZnO/cotton fabric composite from water and ethanol dispersions of ZnO nanoparticles obtained by the pulsed laser ablation method. The structure and composition of the nanoparticles from dispersions and as-prepared composites were studied using electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and spectroscopy. The nanoparticles and composite obtained exhibited antibacterial activity to three different pathogenic microorganisms—Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus subtilis. An attempt to understand a mechanism of bactericidal effect of ZnO nanoparticles was made. It was shown that zinc ions and hydrogen peroxide were not responsible for antibacterial activity of the particles and the composite, and surface properties of nanoparticles played an important role in antibacterial activity of zinc oxide. The proposed composite is a promising material for use as an antibacterial bandage.

1 Introduction

Semiconductor nanosized particles are widely used in different fields such as optoelectronics, catalysis, and sensorics. One of such materials is a wide-gap semiconductor (band gap of 3.37 eV), zinc oxide [1]. One more prospective application of ZnO is in biomedicine. Among antimicrobial agents, inorganic so-called “nanoantibiotics” [2] have attracted more and more attention. They exhibit great stability, high activity at low concentrations, and long shelf-life [3–5]. Zinc oxide is known as one of the most promising inorganic antibacterial agents. ZnO was found to demonstrate strong antibacterial and antifungal activity [6–10]. It was also shown [11] that after contact with ZnO slurry the sensitivity of Escherichia coli to some organic antibiotics increased. In addition, ZnO nanoparticles are active at pH values from 7 to 8 [12], which is suitable for use in water for washing and drinking. But despite the abundance of research in this area, the mechanism of antibacterial action of the zinc oxide is still not completely investigated [5,9,11]. ZnO nanoparticles can be used for disinfection purposes not only in the form of dispersions but also as a component of different materials, for example as filler for polymer film or as a coating [13]. Different materials covered with ZnO have been reported, including polymers [14], nano-fiber [15], silk [16], wool fibers [17], and cotton fabric [18–22]. It seems that antibacterial bandages based on different materials covered with ZnO nanoparticles have a great potential for hygienic and medical applications. Cotton fabric has many advantages in this area, such as natural composition, hypoallergenicity, and accessibility, and also it is an air penetrable material. Thus, this material is a very attractive as a basis for bandages containing ZnO.

The method that is the most frequently used for obtaining ZnO/cotton fabric composites is in situ synthesis of zinc oxide on the surface of the fabric. Zinc nitrate [18,20,23], zinc acetate [24], and zinc sulfate [21] are usually used as the source of zinc. Moreover,there is research in which pre-prepared ZnO was deposited on the cotton fabric from its dispersions using a pad-dry cure method [19,23] or layer-by-layer deposition [22]. In our opinion, using preprepared nanoparticle dispersions for obtaining ZnO/cotton fabric composites is more attractive from the practical point of view, since it does not require as precise control of the conditions as in situ methods require.