Paper
Chitosan Modification through Natural Route: Development of Ag/CS-g-PAAm Using Curcuma Longa
- Authors:
- R.P. Tewari; S.S. Narvi; Poushpi Dwivedi
- Abstract
- With the growing importance of medical implants, devices, and sensors to improve the quality of life of patients, there comes a major impediment of microbial infections associated with these biomaterials, despite sterilization and aseptic procedures. We have employed natural herbal route for the synthesis of a self-sterilizing novel nanocomposite biomaterial as a preventive measure; eliminating conventional methods which give rise to, physiologically and environmentally hazardous by-products, extreme heat, as well as call for potentially toxic chemicals. Fresh rhizome of the plant Curcuma longa (Turmeric) was involved in the preparation of silver nanoparticles for the purpose. The formation of silver nanoparticles and the fabrication of biopolymer based nanocomposite material, Ag/Chitosan-g-poly acrylamide hydrogel, were investigated through several characterization techniques. Anti-microbial analysis was also done.
- Keywords
- Chitosan; Nanoparticles; Curcuma Longa; Biomaterial; Implant Related Infection
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