Development of nitrocellulose membrane filters impregnated with different biosynthesized silver nanoparticles applied to water purification

Bactericidal water filters were developed. For this purpose, nitrocellulose membrane filters were impregnated with different biosynthesized silver nanoparticles. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Aspergillus niger (AgNPs-Asp), Cryptococcus laurentii (AgNPs-Cry) and Rhodotorula glutinis (AgNPs-Rho) w...

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Autores: Fernández, Jorge Gastón, Almeida, César Américo, Fernández Baldo, Martín Alejandro, Felici, Carlos Emiliano, Raba, Julio, Sanz, María I.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/102665
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/102665
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:SILVER NANOPARTICLES
NITROCELLULOSE MEMBRANE FILTER
WATER PURIFICATION
BACTERICIDAL FILTERS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.10
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:Bactericidal water filters were developed. For this purpose, nitrocellulose membrane filters were impregnated with different biosynthesized silver nanoparticles. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Aspergillus niger (AgNPs-Asp), Cryptococcus laurentii (AgNPs-Cry) and Rhodotorula glutinis (AgNPs-Rho) were used for impregnating nitrocellulose filters. The bactericidal propertie of these nanoparticles against Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and Pseudomona aeruginosa were successfully demonstrated. The higher antimicrobial effect was observed for AgNPs-Rho. This fact would be related not only to the smallest particles, but also to polysaccharides groups that surrounding these particles. Moreover, in this study, complete inhibition of bacterial growth was observed on nitrocellulose membrane filters impregnated with 1mgL-1 of biosynthesized AgNPs. This concentration was able to reduce the bacteria colony count by over 5 orders of magnitude, doing suitable for a water purification device.