Facile preparation of graphene oxide silver aerogel for antibacterial

Authors

  • An’amt Mohamed Noor Advanced Materials Research Cluster, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Nurul Farah Amanina Yusoff Advanced Materials Research Cluster, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Locked Bag No.100, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Huang Nay Ming Faculty of Engineering, Xiamen University of Malaysia, Jalan Sunsuria, Bandar Sunsuria, 43900 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Zulhisyam Abdul Kari Faculty of Agro Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Hafiz Abu Bakar Wireless and Photonics Networks Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Lee Seong Wei Faculty of Agro Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Nor Hakimin Abdullah Advanced Materials Research Cluster, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47253/jtrss.v6i1.726

Keywords:

graphene-metal oxide, nanocomposites, antibacterial

Abstract

We report a simple and straightforward method for the preparation of graphene oxide-silver aerogel (GOAg) via microwave irradiation. Graphene oxide (GO) was used as a substrate for the growth of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and silver complex was used as a precursor. The GOAg were prepared by rapidly expose mixture of GO and silver complexes with microwave for 30 s under an ambient atmosphere. For the nanocomposites, GOAg solution were lyophilized in a freeze-dryer for 24 hours to form an aerogel. The obtained GO and GOAg nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). XRD confirmed the formation GO, and GOAg while GOAg display antibacterial properties against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria. We demonstrate

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Published

24-06-2018

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Facile preparation of graphene oxide silver aerogel for antibacterial. (2018). Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science (JTRSS) , 6(1), 41-44. https://doi.org/10.47253/jtrss.v6i1.726