Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose-copper nanoparticle and its nanocomposite hydrogel films for antibacterial application

• Published in: Carbohydrate polymers Vol. 254; p. 117302
• Main Authors: Jayaramudu, Tippabattini, Varaprasad, Kokkarachedu, Pyarasani, Radha D., Reddy, K. Koteshwara, Akbari-Fakhrabadi, A., Carrasco-Sánchez, Verónica, Amalraj, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.02.2021
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - chemistry; Antibacterial activity; antibacterial properties; ascorbic acid; Ascorbic Acid - chemistry; Bandages; Chemical Precipitation; Copper - chemistry; copper nanoparticles; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli - drug effects; Hot Temperature; Hydrogel films; hydrogels; Hydrogels - chemistry; Hypromellose Derivatives - chemistry; Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry; methylcellulose; Methylgalactosides - chemistry; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; nanocomposites; Nanocomposites - chemistry; Non-ionic hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; Particle Size; Spherical copper nanoparticles; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Wound Healing - drug effects; Hydrogel films; Non-ionic hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; Antibacterial activity; Spherical copper nanoparticles
• ISSN: 0144-8617; 1879-1344; 1879-1344
• DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117302

[Display omitted] •Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose - copper nanoparticles were prepared chemically.•Spherical nanoparticles were achieved with an average size of ∼38 ± 2 nm.•The nanocomposite hydrogels were fabricated via solution casting technique.•Antibacterial activity depended on the amounts of na...