In-situ deposition of zinc oxide nanowires onto UV-cured chitin derivatives and their antibacterial properties

Kilic B., Omay D.

MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING, cilt.20, ss.35-40, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mssp.2013.12.012
  • Dergi Adı: MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-40
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chitin, ZnO, Nanowire, Characterization, Antibacterial, ZNO-NANOPARTICLES, PERFORMANCE, FILMS
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

ZnO nanowires were synthesized on UV-cured chitin film by using a hydrothermal method. Structural and optical characterization showed that one dimensional nanowires can be produced on the UV-cured chitin film. The morphological analysis indicated that nanowires structures can be obtained at about 30 nm radius and 10 mu m length. Surface morphology of the ZnO coated UV-cured chitin film was also investigated and a three-dimensional surface profile and high surface roughness were obtained. X-ray diffraction analysis of the film showed large and pure crystals of ZnO nanowires with wurtzite structure and UV-visible absorbance spectrum indicated that ZnO nanowires have 3.39 eV band-gap energy and nanostructures have very good transparency of about 80% in blue region. Also ZnO coated film was tested for its biocidal action against Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus using an agar plate method. This newly developed nano-biomaterial exhibited a strong antibacterial effect. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.