Preparation and Characterization of Cu-Ag-inorganic Antibacterial Material Containing Rare Earths

Inorganic antibacterial materials consist of the antibacterial ions, the additives and the carrier. In this study, we synthesized a new inorganic antibacterialmaterial, of which Cu2+ and Ag+ were selected to be the bi-component antibacterial ions, cerous nitrate served as the additives, and the white carbon black was chosen as the carrier, which was prepared by a sol-gel method. The as-synthesized antibacterial material was characterized by inductively coupled plasma, particle size measurement instrument, scanning electron microscope and enumeration tests. The result showed that the amount of antibacterial ions and bacteriostasis rate of this new material are higher than those for the single-ion inorganic antibacterial material. In addition, the particle size of this material can be extended down to 7 μm with a narrow size distribution. Other advantages of this material are its loose and dispersive structure, good thermal and light stability. From the antibacterial experiment in rubber and the coating surface of metal, this new material showed promising results. The possible antibacterial mechanism was also proposed through all the experimental data in this study.

Prediction Model of Antibacterial Activities for Inorganic Antibacterial Agents Based on Artificial Neural Networks

Quantitatively evaluation of antibacterial activities of inorganic antibacterial agents is an urgent problem to be solved. Using experimental data by an orthogonal design, a prediction model of the relation between conditions of preparing inorganic antibacterial agents and their antibacterial activities has been developed. This is accomplished by introducing BP artificial neural networks in the study of inorganic antibacterial agents. It provides a theoretical support for the development and research on inorganic antibacterial agents. Key words inorganic antibacterial agent - antibacterial activity - neural networks - nanometer material

Silver Supported on White Carbon Black Containing Rare Earths as Antibacterial Material

The antimicrobial effect of the Ag-White Carbon Black containing rare earth was investigated. Inorganic antibiotic materials consist of the antibacterial ion, the additive and the carrier. The sol-gel method was used to prepare the white carbon black carrier. Ag+ was selected to be the antibacterial ion, and cerous nitrate was selected to be the additive. They were synthesized on the white carbon black carrier. The structures and properties of antibacterial material were characterized by inductively coupled plasma, particle size measurement instrument, fourier transform infrared and enumeration tests (Escherichia coli as experimental bacterium). Results showed that the amount of antibacterial ions and bacteriostasis rate of this new material are higher than those for the general Ag-antibacterial white carbon black (without containing rare earth). Ag+ was bound to white carbon black by ion exchange process and adsorption process. Bacteriostasis rate is over 99%, and the particle size can be extended down to 7 μm with a narrow size distribution. Other advantages of this material are good thermal and light stability. Furthermore, from the antibacterial experiment in rubber and the coating surface of metal, this new material showed promising results. The possible antibacterial mechanism was also proposed through all the experimental data in this study.

Optimized preparation of zinc-inorganic antibacterial material containing samarium using response surface methodology

A Box-Behnken design （BBD） of response surface methodology （RSM） was used to optimize the preparation of the Zn-Sm antibacterial white carbon black by the sol-gel method. The statistical analysis of the results showed that the particle size of the Zn-Sm antibacterial white carbon black was significantly affected by the reaction time, reaction temperature and the stirring speed. According to analysis of variance （ANOVA）, the values of the determination coefficient （R2=0.9821） and the ＂Pred R-Squared＂ of 0.8227 were in reasonable agreement with the ＂Adj R-Squared＂ of 0.9591. It was indicated that this model could be used to navigate the design space. The optimized reaction time, temperature and the stirring speed were 0.88 h, 87.83 ℃, and 473.45 r/rain, respectively. In addition, the bacteriostasis rate of the product was about 97.92%.

Synthesis,characterization,and antimicrobial properties of Cu-inorganic antibacterial material containing lanthanum

In this paper a kind of new inorganic antibacterial material:Cu-antibacterial white carbon black containing lanthanum was synthesized.The characterization and antimicrobial effect of the Cu-antibacterial white carbon black containing lanthanum was investigated.Inorganic antibiotic materials comprised the carrier,the antibacterial ion and the additive.In this study,we choosed white carbon black as the carrier,which was compound by a sol-gel method.Copper ion was selected to be the antibacterial ion,and lanthanum nitrate was selected to be the additive.The as-synthesized Cu-La-antibacterial white carbon black was characterized by inductively coupled plasma(ICP),laser particle size analyzer,Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy(FT-IR) and antibacterial activity test(Escherichia coli as experimental bacterium).Results showed that the amount of antibacterial ions of the Cu-La-antibacterial white carbon black was higher than that for the general Cu-antibacterial white carbon black.Its bacteriostasis rate was about 98%(when the content of Cu2+ was about 3%),and corresponded to Ag-antibacterial white carbon black(99%).The particle size of Cu-La-antibacterial white carbon black was under 30 μm with a narrow size distribution.Copper ion was bound to white carbon black by ion exchange process.Moreover,this new inorganic antibacterial material showed promising result on the coating surface of metal.

Mechanism of antibacterial activity of silver and praseodymium-loaded white carbon black

This paper investigated the antibacterial mechanism of the Ag-Pr-antibacterial white carbon black.The sol-gel method was used to prepare the carrier:white carbon black.Silver ion was selected to be the antibacterial ion,and praseodymium nitrate was selected to be the additive.The structure and antibacterial mechanism of this new inorganic antibacterial material were characterized by laser particle size analyzer,scanning electron microscope(SEM) techniques,energy dispersive spectrum(EDS) analysis,and antibacterial activity test(Escherichia coli as experimental bacterium).Results showed that the particle size of Ag-Pr-antibacterial White carbon black was less than 30 μm with a narrow size distribution.Ag+ is combined into the white carbon black by both the mode of ion exchange and the mode of adsorption process.The bacteriostasis rate of the Ag-Pr-antibacterial white carbon black was higher than that of the general Ag-antibacterial white carbon black.The antibacterial activity of Ag-Pr-antibacterial white carbon black was caused by the combination of contact and stripping antibacterial mechanism.The result also indicated that this new inorganic antibacterial material had good thermal and light stability.