Applications of silver nanoparticles stabilized and/or immobilized by polymer matrixes

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Nanomaterials frequently possess unique and noticeably changed physical, chemical and biological properties compared to their macro scaled corresponding item. Utilization of nanoparticles habitually requires the construction of integrated chemical systems. Most popular of these are polymer-supported nanoparticles. In this review, we provide the reader with the last developments and breakthrough technologies concerning silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), one of the most comprehensively studied nanomaterials, considering the polymer types and processes used for the nanocomposite membranes preparation.</jats:p>

Citrate-silver nanoparticles and their impact on some environmental beneficial fungi

“…Due to the localized surface plasmon resonance effect, AgNPs have been used, for example, to color merino wool fibers, leading to novel AgNP-wool composite materials with different colors depending on AgNP size and their interaction with keratin from wool fibers ( Kelly and Johnston, 2011 ); nevertheless disinfectant features have been conferred to those fabrics ( Pietrzak et al, 2016 ). Numerous applications were developed in the life sciences research, based on AgNPs as source of silver, such as in pharmacy, cosmetics, sanitation, wastewater treatment, etc., ( Tylkowski et al, 2017 , Bapat et al, 2018 , Kaur et al, 2018 , Huang et al, 2020 , Al-Zubaidi et al, 2019 , Osonga et al, 2020 , Bernardo-Mazariegos et al, 2019 ). Generally silver ions were found to be the actual active agent, when released from silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) – since there is no final statement that nanoparticles themselves have antimicrobial or antifungal activity ( Ivask et al, 2014 , Mittelman et al, 2015 )).…”

New types of hyperbranched 1,2,3-triazole-alkoxysiloxane functional polymers for metal embedded nanocomposite surface coatings

“…Currently, this type of polymer has found a broad range of applications in the creation of metal–organic nanocomposites and has been employed in a variety of high-tech implementations in the fields of catalysis, biomedicine, photonics, etc. 6 Among other types of hyperbranched polymers special attention has been paid to a single class of hetero-organic polyorganosiloxane hyperbranched structures, in which silicon atoms form all the branching centers. Due to the unique properties related to the peculiar chemical nature of the siloxane backbone such as its low rotational barrier and weak polymer chain-to-chain interactions, siloxane polymers are often characterized by high flexibility even at low temperatures, low viscosity and outstanding wetting and film formation properties as well as oxidative and thermal stability over a wide temperature range, physiological inertness, and transparency for UV and visible light exposure.…”

Decoupling manufacturing from application in additive manufactured antimicrobial materials

“…2 One example is silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which exhibit broad antimicrobial potential, 3,4 and can be supported in a wide range of polymers and hydrogels. [5][6][7][8] Such materials can be fabricated into myriad functional shapes and devices by utilising the design freedoms afforded by 3D printing, 9 and indeed there are many examples of AgNP supporting materials that have been 3D printed. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Typically, the AgNPs are either dispersed in the resin before 3D printing, or the AgNPs are formed during the 3D printing process, and then the materials can be used immediately.…”