Surface Segregation and Formation of Silver Nanoparticles Created In situ in Poly(methyl Methacrylate) Films

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjan D. Deshmukh ◽  
Russell J. Composto
Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 2747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Muñoz ◽  
Laura Tamayo ◽  
Miguel Gulppi ◽  
Franco Rabagliati ◽  
Marcos Flores ◽  
...  

An experimental protocol was studied to improve the adhesion of a polymeric poly(methyl methacrylate) coating that was modified with silver nanoparticles to an aluminum alloy, AA2024. The nanoparticles were incorporated into the polymeric matrix to add the property of inhibiting biofilm formation to the anticorrosive characteristics of the film, thus also making the coating antibiocorrosive. The protocol consists of functionalizing the surface through a pseudotransesterification treatment using a methyl methacrylate monomer that bonds covalently to the surface and leaves a terminal double bond that promotes and directs the polymerization reaction that takes place in the process that follows immediately after. This results in more compact and thicker poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) coatings than those obtained without pseudotransesterification. The poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix modified with nanoparticles was obtained by incorporating both the nanoparticles and the methyl methacrylate in the reactor. The in situ polymerization involved combining the pretreated AA2024 specimens combined with the methyl methacrylate monomer and AgNps. The antibiofilm capacity of the coating was evaluated against P. aeruginosa, with an excellent response. Not only did the presence of bacteria decrease, but the formation of the exopolymer subunits was 99.99% lower than on the uncoated aluminum alloy or the alloy coated with unmodified poly(methyl methacrylate). As well and significantly, the potentiodynamic polarization measurements indicate that the PMMA-Ag coating has a good anticorrosive property in a 0.1-M NaCl medium.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-110
Author(s):  
Princy Philip ◽  
Tomlal Jose ◽  
Sarath KS ◽  
Sunny Kuriakose

Silver nanoparticles with 5–10 nm diameters are synthesised using Couroupita guianensis flower extract. The synthesised silver nanoparticles found to show good antimicrobial activity against gram negative and gram positive bacteria. Poly(methyl methacrylate) nanofibers with pristine, surface roughened and coaxial hollow forms are prepared by electrospinning. The structural and morphological properties of these pure and structurally modified poly(methyl methacrylate) nanofibers are evidenced by various analytical techniques. The antimicrobial studies of poly(methyl methacrylate) nanofibers having different architectures incorporated with silver nanoparticles are carried out. It is found that, all the three forms of poly(methyl methacrylate) nanofibers incorporated with silver nanoparticles show antibacterial properties against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Among these, surface roughened poly(methyl methacrylate) nanofibers incorporated with silver nanoparticles show highest antibacterial activity than the other two structural forms. The present study offers an alternative to the existing optical lenses. People especially those who suffer from eye problems can protect their eyes in a better way from infectious agents by wearing optical lens made from C. guianensis stabilised silver nanoparticles incorporated poly(methyl methacrylate) nanofibers than that made from pure poly(methyl methacrylate) nanofibers or films.


2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 955-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. F. Shumskii ◽  
L. F. Kosyanchuk ◽  
I. P. Getmanchuk ◽  
O. V. Babich ◽  
O. I. Antonenko

Author(s):  
Oleksandr Romanenko ◽  
Petr Slepička ◽  
Ondřej Kvítek ◽  
Miroslav Šlouf ◽  
Pavel Němecek ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 905-909
Author(s):  
Arjun Satheesh ◽  
A. A. Alagiriswamy ◽  
S. Devanand ◽  
S. Nithiyanantham

Electrospinning of dispersions with higher viscosity and limited flow may be carried out, based on the solvent assisted coaxial technique, where the flow of the core dispersion is supported by a free flowing sheath solvent. In the present work, the sheath solvents used are chloroform, toluene and dimethyl formamide and we discuss the fiber formation of Poly Methyl Methacrylate (PMMA) (dispersion-25 wt%). PMMA dispersed in chloroform is taken as the core solution and the sheath is pure solvent. The In-Situ effect of different sheath solvents in fiber formation at two different tip to collector distances are studied. The fibers formed are subjected to SEM analysis and the characteristics are analysed. The fiber formation of high viscos polymer dispersions makes the same materials subjectable to electrospinning and further applications.


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