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One-pot green fabrication and antibacterial activity of thermally stable corn-like CNC/Ag nanocomposites

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Corn-like cellulose nanocrystals/silver (CNC/Ag) nanocomposites were prepared by formic acid/hydrochloric acid hydrolysis of commercial microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), and redox reaction with silver ammonia aqueous solution (Ag(NH3)2(OH)) in one-pot green synthesis, in which the preparation and modification of CNCs were performed simultaneously and the resultant modified CNCs could be as reducing, stabilizing and supporting agents for silver nanoparticles. The influences of the Ag+ ion concentrations on the morphology, microstructure, and properties of the CNC/Ag nanocomposites were investigated. It is found that corn-like CNC/Ag nanocomposites containing Ag nanoparticles with diameter of about 20–40 nm were obtained. Compared to the MCCs, high crystallinity of 88.5 % and the maximum degradation temperature (T max) of 364.5 °C can be achieved. Moreover, the CNC/Ag nanocomposites showed strong antibacterial activity against both Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus. Furthermore, such nanocomposites can act as bifunctional nanofillers to improve thermal stability, mechanical property, and antibacterial activity of commercial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and poly(lactic acid).

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Acknowledgments

We greatly acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51172207), the financial support from Top Priority Discipline of Zhejiang Provincial university, the Excellent Doctor Special Projects of Top Priority Provincial Discipline in Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (2013YBZX01), Program for Department of Education of Zhejiang Province (Y201327880), The Young Researchers Foundation of Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (2013QN06), the Scientific Research Foundation of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University(ZSTU) under Grant. No. 13012115-Y, and the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province of China (LQ12C16005).

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  1. The Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textile, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Hou-Yong Yu, Bin Sun, Chen Feng Yan & Ju-Ming Yao

  2. National Engineering Lab of Textile Fiber Materials & Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Ju-Ming Yao

  3. State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China

    Hou-Yong Yu & Zong-Yi Qin

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Yu, HY., Qin, ZY., Sun, B. et al. One-pot green fabrication and antibacterial activity of thermally stable corn-like CNC/Ag nanocomposites. J Nanopart Res 16, 2202 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-013-2202-4

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