Photobactericidal Activity of Dual Dyes Encapsulated in Silicone Enhanced by Silver Nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: Crystal violet (CV) and methylene blue (MB) dyes with silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) were encapsulated into silicone to produce light-activated antimicrobial surfaces. Optical microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that CV and MB were diffused throughout the silicone samples and that Ag NPs were successfully encapsulated by the swell-encapsulation-shrink process. Antimicrobial tests on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli showed that CV/MB-encapsulated silicone samples have stronger photobactericidal activity than CV or MB samples and the addition of Ag NPs significantly enhanced the antimicrobial activity under white light. The number of viable bacteria decreased below the detection limit (below <10³ CFU) on the silicone-incorporating CV/MB/

SUBMITTER: Patir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6045333 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature