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ZnO/palygorskite nanocomposites were facilely synthesized as antibacterial agent by a hydrothermal method using different types of surfactants including sodium dodecyl sulfate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. The nanocomposites were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscope, energy dispersive spectrometer, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis and zeta potential. The results showed that the morphologies and antibacterial properties of ZnO/palygorskite nanocomposites could be controlled by changing the types of surfactants. The minimum inhibitory concentration of ZnO/palygorskite nanocomposites prepared with sodium dodecyl sulfate against E. coli was 1.5 mg/mL, while it was 0.5 mg/mL for ZnO/palygorskite prepared with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide against S. aureus. The experimental results suggested that the ZnO/palygorskite nanocomposites might be served as a potential antibacterial agent in animal feeding.
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This work was financially supported by the Major Projects of the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu, China (18JR4RA001), the Funds for Creative Research Groups of Gansu, China (17JR5RA306), the Major Projects of Science and Technology of Jiangsu, China (BE2019071) and the Regional Key Project of the Science and Technology Service of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KFJ-STS-QYZX-086).
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Hui, A., Yan, R., Mu, B. et al. Preparation and Antibacterial Activity of ZnO/Palygorskite Nanocomposites Using Different Types of Surfactants. J Inorg Organomet Polym 30, 3808–3817 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-020-01613-7
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