The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles obtained by a novel electrochemical method on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus niger and Penicillium phoeniceum cultures has been studied. The tests conducted have demonstrated that synthesized silver nanoparticles — when added to water paints or cotton fabrics — show a pronounced antibacterial/antifungal effect. It was shown that smaller silver nanoparticles have a greater antibacterial/antifungal efficacy. The paper also provides a review of scientific literature with regard to recent developments in the field of toxicity of silver nanoparticles and its effect on environment and human health.
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Khaydarov, R., Khaydarov, R., Estrin, Y., Evgrafova, S., Scheper, T., Endres, C., & Cho, S. (2009). Silver nanoparticles: Environmental and human health impacts. In I. Linkov & J. Steevens (Eds.), Nanomaterials: Risks and Benefits (pp. 287–297). Springer Netherlands. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/index/10.1007/978-1-4020-9491-0
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