Antimicrobial, Mechanical and Thermal Studies of Silver Particle-Loaded Polyurethane

Silver-particle-incorporated polyurethane films were evaluated for antimicrobial activity towards two different bacteria: Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Distributed silver particles sourced from silver nitrate, silver lactate and preformed silver nanoparticles were...

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Main Authors: Deepen Paul, Sharmistha Paul, Nima Roohpour, Mark Wilks, Pankaj Vadgama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/4/4/358