Synthesis and characterization of silver-aqueous polymer (Cts/Dx) nanocomposite

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) are prepared with an aid of a facile chemical route. The prepared Ag NPs are stabilized by making nanocomposite with aqueous polymer in view of its practical application. In the present study, polymers, such as chitosan and dextran (Cts/Dx) are used for making composite owing to their immense applications in pharmaceutical, chemical, food and drug industries as emulsifier, carrier and stabilizer. The synthesized silver-Cts/Dx copolymer nanocomposites (Ag-Cts/Dx) are characterized by UV-visible spectrophotometer, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), dynamic light scattering and Zeta potential analyzer. The results are in good agreement with the calculated and experimental results of previous research works.