期刊
POLYMERS
卷 13, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13111694
关键词
antimicrobial; metallic ions; ligand; copper nanoparticles; polypropylene
资金
- [CIQA-2021]
- [6597]
The study explored the performance and antibacterial activity of CuNPs functionalized with PEI and GABA with iPP composite materials, showing CuNPs can act as nucleating agents in iPP crystallization. The composites exhibited high antibacterial activity, slightly reduced thermal stability but improved crystallinity and storage modulus.
Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) functionalized with polyethyleneimine (PEI) and 4-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were used to obtain composites with isotactic polypropylene (iPP). The iPP/CuNPs composites were prepared at copper concentrations of 0.25-5.0 wt % by melt mixing, no evidence of oxidation of the CuNP was observed. Furthermore, the release of copper ions from iPP/CuNPs composites in an aqueous medium was studied. The release of cupric ions was higher in the composites with 2.5 and 5.0 wt %. These composites showed excellent antibacterial activity (AA) toward Pseudomona aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). The incorporation of CuNP into the iPP polymeric matrix slightly decreased the thermal stability of the composite material but improved the crystallinity and the storage modulus. This evidence suggests that CuNPs could work as nucleating agents in the iPP crystallization process. The iPP/CuNPs composites presented better AA properties compared to similar composites reported previously. This behavior indicates that the new materials have great potential to be used in various applications that can be explored in the future.
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