Facile synthesis and immobilization of Ag-TiO 2 nanoparticles on electrospun PU nanofibers by polyol technique and simple immersion

  • Altangerel Amarjargal
  • , Leonard D. Tijing*
  • , Michael Tom G. Ruelo
  • , Dong Hwan Lee
  • , Cheol Sang Kim
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A simple polyol process is presented here to synthesize silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) on titanium nanosphere substrate (Ag-TiO 2), which are subsequently decorated on the surface of electrospun polyurethane (PU) nanofibers by immersion in hot colloidal solution. Various spectroscopic and physical characterization techniques are utilized to study the physico-chemical properties of the prepared samples. The polyol-synthesized Ag-TiO 2 decorated PU nanofibers show superior antibacterial properties under UV light, and are potentially useful for water filtration application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-281
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Chemistry and Physics
Volume135
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012.08.15

Keywords

  • Electrospinning
  • Nanocomposite
  • Nanoparticles
  • Polyol synthesis

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Physics & Astronomy

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