Antimicrobial effect, electronic and structural correlation of nano-filled Tin Bismuth metal alloys for biomedical applications

Abstract

In this work silver vanadate (AgVO3) nano-rods were successfully synthesized using chemical precipitation route and doped in hypo (Sn 99%-Bi 1%) and hyper (Sn 3%-Bi 97%)-eutectic tin-bismuth (Sn-Bi) alloy. Nanostructured metal alloy was synthesized using powder compact metallurgy technique as a new low cost and time-consuming route. Effects of the AgVO3 nano-rods content on the band structure of (Sn-Bi) alloy has been investigated through electronic transition studied via ATR ultraviolet/visible spectrophotometric and Hall Effect measurements. Antimicrobial studies for pathogenic Gram negative as well as Gram positive bacteria were also investigated and correlated to the analyzed electronic and optical properties. The work a debate avenue for probability controllingthe microbial growth and to correlate electronic properties of (Sn-Bi) alloy along with their antimicrobial properties.