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Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-MMT Nanocomposite for Antibacterial Activity Studies
ZnO oxide Nanoparticle and ZnO oxide with Montmorillonite nanocomposite were prepared by an environmentally friendly, efficient, and inexpensive method that was synthesized using the chemical method. ZnO nanoparticles as an effective antibacterial material were immobilized on the surface of montmorillonite (MMT). The objectives of this paper are to summarize our research activities in (a) developing processes to dispersenanomaterials (undoped and doped zinc oxide powders) in the polymers matrix, (b) using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) techniques to characterize polymer matrix structures, (c) studying structure-property relationship of these types of new materials, and (d) evaluating the antibacterial performance of these materials for different applications. The results showed that the ZnO nanocomposite was uniformly dispersed in the polymer matrix and the particles remained their average size (20 - 150 nm) before incorporation into the polymer matrix.
Keywords: Zinc Oxide nanoparticle, Montmorillonite, FTIR, Antibacterial activit
Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-MMT Nanocomposite for Antibacterial Activity Studies
ZnO oxide Nanoparticle and ZnO oxide with Montmorillonite nanocomposite
were prepared by an environmentally friendly, efficient, and
inexpensive method that was synthesized using the chemical method. ZnO
nanoparticles as an effective antibacterial material were immobilized
on the surface of montmorillonite (MMT). The objectives of this paper
are to summarize our research activities in (a) developing processes to
disperse nanomaterials (undoped and doped zinc oxide powders) in the
polymers matrix, (b) using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform
Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and
Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) techniques to characterize polymer
matrix structures, (c) studying structure-property relationship of
these types of new materials, and (d) evaluating the antibacterial
performance of these materials for different applications. The results
showed that the ZnO nanocomposite was uniformly dispersed in the
polymer matrix and the particles remained their average size (20 - 150
nm) before incorporation into the polymer matrix