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MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE
Volume 85, Issue 11, Pages 3553-3564Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24207
Keywords
antimicrobial; doped nanoparticles; green synthesis; tooth decay
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In this study, silver-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized and characterized. It was found that the addition of silver changed the size of the nanoparticles and improved the antimicrobial activity. Therefore, these nanoparticles can be used as a new antibacterial agent in medical applications.
In this research, silver-doped zinc oxide (SdZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized in an environmental-friendly manner. The synthesized NPs were identified by UV-vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Finally, the antimicrobial activity of synthesized ZnO and SdZnO NPs was performed. It was observed that by doping silver, the size of ZnO NPs was changed. By adding silver to ZnO NPs, the antimicrobial effect of ZnO NPs was improved. Antibacterial test against gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus mutants showed that SdZnO NPs with a low density of silver had higher antibacterial activity than ZnO NPs; Therefore, SdZnO NPs can be used as a new antibacterial agent in medical applications.
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