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Silver Nanopolymer Composites: Production and Efficiency

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This research work was aimed to study the synthesis of colloid silver nanoparticles mixed with polypropylene (PP) and an additive to make a silver nanomasterbatch, to clarify its efficiency against bacteria, and to investigate the mechanical properties of PP/silver nanocomposites. The results of toxicity tests showed that the silver masterbatch and the silver nanofilm produced were nontoxic to human cells.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai – German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, 1518 Pibulsongkram Road, Bangsue, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

    R. Dangtungee & S. Siengchin

  2. Research Center of Nano Industries and Bio-plastic, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, 1518 Wongsawang Road, Bangsue, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

    R. Dangtungee & S. Siengchin

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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 341–348 , March-April, 2015.

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Dangtungee, R., Siengchin, S. Silver Nanopolymer Composites: Production and Efficiency. Mech Compos Mater 51, 239–244 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-015-9495-6

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