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Coating of modified poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers with sericin-capped silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial application

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In this work, a kind of amine-type PET fibers was synthesized by reacting hexamethylenediamine (HMDA) with methacrylic acid-g-poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET-g-MAA) fibers for the adsorption of silk sericin-capped silver nanoparticles (S-AgNPs) to produce antimicrobial fibers. Firstly, PET fibers were grafted MAA by using free radical polymerization technique and HMDA was covalently connected to the grafted PET fibers. Then, for S-AgNPs synthesis, 10 mL of AgNO3 solution (1 mM, 5 mM and 10 mM) was mixed with 10 mL of 1% sericin solution at pH 11. The obtained solution was stirred at room temperature for 24 h. The color change from transparent to yellow–brown indicated the formation of S-AgNPs. AgNPs formation was also determined by measuring the absorbance spectra of S-AgNPs between 300 and 600 nm using UV–Vis spectrophotometer. To determine the antimicrobial properties of S-AgNPs, agar-well diffusion tests were performed. 5 mM and 10 mM S-AgNPs groups showed antimicrobial activity on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. After characterization of the synthesized S-AgNPs with UV–Vis spectrophotometer, Zetasizer, FTIR and TEM, the modified PET fibers were coated with S-AgNPs (5 mM and 10 mM). The S-AgNPs coated PET fibers were characterized by FTIR, SEM and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. The antimicrobial activities of the obtained PET fibers were investigated on S. aureus and E. coli bacteria by using disk diffusion test. It was found that the S-AgNPs coated modified PET fibers exhibited antimicrobial activities toward both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The resulting polymeric PET fibers containing nano-silver can be used as an antimicrobial surface for many applications such as wound dressing.

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The work was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under the project number 218S449. The authors are grateful to TUBITAK for their support.

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  1. Department of Bioengineering, Kırıkkale University, 71450, Yahsihan, Kırıkkale, Turkey

    Zehra Gün Gök & Mustafa Yiğitoğlu

  2. Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Zehra Gün Gök

  3. Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Kırıkkale University, 71450, Yahsihan, Kirikkale, Turkey

    Kübra Günay

  4. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies, Kırıkkale Vocational High School, Kırıkkale University, 71450, Yahsihan, Kirikkale, Turkey

    Metin Arslan

  5. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hacettepe University Hospitals, Ankara, Turkey

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Gün Gök, Z., Günay, K., Arslan, M. et al. Coating of modified poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers with sericin-capped silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial application. Polym. Bull. 77, 1649–1665 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-019-02820-0

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