Antibacterial Activity of AgNO3 Incorporated Polyacrylonitrile/Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PAN/PVDF) Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes and Their Air Permeability Properties

İNCE YARDIMCI A., Durmus A., KAYHAN M., TARHAN Ö.

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics, cilt.61, sa.6, ss.749-762, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00222348.2022.2101970
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.749-762
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: air filters, antibacterial activity, electrospinning, nanofibers, polyacrylonitrile/polyvinylidene fluoride
  • Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibers incorporated with AgNO3 in various concentrations were produced as membranes and investigated for their antibacterial properties and air permeability. To characterize the AgNO3 incorporated PAN/PVDF nanofibers Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier-Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy, the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method and air permeability analyses were carried out. Based on the SEM results, the prepared nanofibers had a smooth and beadless surface. For 20 wt% PVDF concentration, AgNO3 addition up to 20 wt% did not disrupt the fiber structure. The antibacterial activity of the AgNO3 incorporated PAN/PVDF nanofibrous membranes were investigated against bacterial strains of E. coli and S. aureus. For each AgNO3 concentration from 5 wt% to 20 wt%, the PAN/PVDF nanofibrous membranes showed antibacterial activity in correspondence with the measured inhibition zones. However, the 10 wt% AgNO3 concentration was found to be the optimum concentration providing desirable nanofiber morphology and antibacterial properties. Air permeability findings of the nanofibrous membranes did not show a significant difference for the tested AgNO3 concentrations. In summary, the results indicated that AgNO3 incorporated PAN/PVDF nanofibrous membranes are appropriate for use as air filtration materials.