Abstract:Recently, the need for effective antibacterial materials is growing day after day. Hydrogels with antimicrobial activities are strongly recommended in many biomedical applications. This work aims to prepare natural based nanocomposite hydrogel composed of N-vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP), acrylic acid (AAc) and pectin (PEC) embedded with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The prepared Poly(NVP/AAc/PEC/Ag) pH-sensitive nanocomposite hydrogel was characterized by gel (%), equilibrium swelling, FTIR, SEM, and XRD. Additional… Show more
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