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SUBMITTER: Liu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5456862 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20160623 7
We report a facile and environmentally friendly approach to prepare Ag-Fe₃O₄-silk fiber nanocomposites. The Ag-Fe₃O₄-silk fiber acts as: (i) a biocompatible support for the silver nanoparticles; and (ii) a reducing agent for the silver ions. Neither additional reducing agents nor toxic organic solvents were used during the preparation process. The Ag-Fe₃O₄-silk fiber nanocomposites can be actuated by a small household magnet and have high antibacterial activities against both <i>Escherichia coli ...[more]