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Construction and characterization of the novel polymer/Ag nanocomposite coated on glass bead as filter for inactivation of E. coli in water

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In this project, pseudo-poly(amino acid)s (PAAs) containing different amino acids in main chain were synthesized by direct polyesterification of N,N-(pyromellitoyl)-bis-D-4-hydroxyphenylglycine dimethyl ester as biologically active diol with diacid monomer derived from different amino acids was carried by tosyl chloride/pyridine/N,N′-dimethylformamide as a condensing agent. All biological properties of the polymers were determined by biological evaluation in bacterial media. PAAs containing silver nanoparticles were fabricated by in situ method using dimethylformaide (DMF) as a solvent which leads to a spontaneous reduce in room temperature. Furthermore, these biopolymer nanocomposite/Ag thin films were immobilized on glass microbeads. The chemical structures of synthesized PAAs and PAA/Ag nanocomposite (NC) were considered by FTIR, 1H-NMR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), elemental analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX). The results of EDAX and TEM analysis of PAAs/Ag NC showed that silver particles have homogeneous dispersion and uniformity in nano-dimensions about 50 nm in PAAs matrix. The micro glass beads were coated with PAA/Ag nanocomposite thin film and placed in a column through for the disinfecting effect of Escherichia coli in water was evaluated very well.

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We wish to express our gratitude to the Research Affairs Division, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch, for slight financial support.

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    Fatemah Ghorbani & Farhang Tirgir

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

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Ghorbani, F., Tirgir, F. & Jafari, A. Construction and characterization of the novel polymer/Ag nanocomposite coated on glass bead as filter for inactivation of E. coli in water. Colloid Polym Sci 299, 1917–1932 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-021-04899-2

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