Biomedical Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials Based on High-Density Polyethylene and Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene and Silver Nanoparticles

• Published in: Russian journal of general chemistry Vol. 91; no. 11; pp. 2249 - 2256
• Main Authors: Arzhakova, О. V., Kovalenko, S. M., Kopnov, A. Yu, Nazarov, A. I., Kopnova, T. Yu, Shpolvind, N. A., Tyubaeva, P. M., Cherdyntseva, T. A., Yarysheva, A. Yu, Dolgova, A. A., Volynskii, A. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.11.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Confined spaces; High density polyethylenes; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Polyethylene; Reduction; Silver; Specific gravity; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; high-density polyethylene; silver nanoparticles; hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposite materials; mesoporous materials; antibacterial materials; ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene
• ISSN: 1070-3632; 1608-3350
• DOI: 10.1134/S1070363221110104

Organic-inorganic nanocomposite materials based on high-density polyethylene and ultra-high-molecular weight polyethylene have been prepared via different methods of silver ions reduction to silver within confined space. The resultant materials have revealed uniform distribution of silver nanoparticles, and their size has been controlled by the reduction method. Silver nanoparticles with high surface/volume ratio have been obtained under mild conditions of reduction. Silver-containing nanocomposites have shown high antibacterial activity and can be used as efficient materials for biomedical purposes.