Submitted:
30 October 2018
Posted:
30 October 2018
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Abstract
A paper impregnated with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has been prepared. For the preparation of the substrates, aqueous suspensions of pulp fines, a side product from the paper production, have been mixed with Ag nanoparticles (AgNP) suspensions. The nanoparticle synthesis thereof was carried out via laser ablation of pure Ag in water. After the sheet formation process, the leaching of the AgNPs was determined to be low while the sheets exhibited antimicrobial activity towards E. Coli.
Keywords:
silver nanoparticles
; laser ablation in liquids
; laser synthesis of colloidal nanoparticle solution
; nanoparticle impregnated paper
; antimicrobial activity
; fiber fines
; sheet forming
; vacuum filtration
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