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Chemical Mediated Synthesis of Polyaniline/Tungstenoxide (PANI/WO3) Nanocomposites and Their Antibacterial Activity Against Clinical Pathogenic Bacteria

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Polyaniline and tungsten oxide (PANI/WO3)-doped nanocomposites were synthesised by in situ chemical oxidation technique using different weight percentage of WO3 (10%, 30% and 50%), and the polymerization of PANI was carried out by using ammonium persulphate as an oxidising agent. These nanocomposites are characterized by physical methods, viz., Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The X-ray pattern confirmed that the formation of polyaniline and SEM micrographs exhibited agglomeration and showed that WO3 particles have a strong effect on the morphology of composites with average grain sizes of 10–20 nm. FTIR spectra revealed the strong bonding between PANI and WO3 particles. Further, these nanocomposites doped with 10% (P1), 30% (P3) and 50% (P5) of WO3 were tested for their antibacterial activity against pathogenic bacteria, viz., Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhimurium. Results revealed that these nanocomposites had shown potential antibacterial activity against all the tested pathogenic strains which was confirmed by clear zone of inhibition.

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Abbreviations

PANI:

Polyaniline

APS:

Ammonium persulphate

WO3 :

Tungsten oxide

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

XRD:

X-Ray diffraction

FTIR:

Fourier transmission infrared

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  1. Department of Physics, Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology, Bhalki, Bidar, Karnataka, India

    B. Manjunatha & Sangshetty Kalyane

  2. Department of P. G. Studies in Botany, Sharnbasva University, Kalaburagi, India

    Arjun N. Shetty & Ramakrishna Reddy

  3. Department of Botany, Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi, India

    S. Kaveri & Sundar S. Mety

  4. Department of Chemistry, KLE’s S. Nijalingappa college, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore, India

    K. C. Anjaneya

  5. Department of Studies and Research in Zoology, Sharnbasweshwara College of Science, Kalaburagi, India

    Ramakrishna Reddy

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Manjunatha, B., Shetty, A.N., Kaveri, S. et al. Chemical Mediated Synthesis of Polyaniline/Tungstenoxide (PANI/WO3) Nanocomposites and Their Antibacterial Activity Against Clinical Pathogenic Bacteria. BioNanoSci. 10, 73–80 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-019-00679-z

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