Polyvinyl Alcohol/Sodium Alginate Hydrogels Incorporated with Silver Nanoclusters via Green Tea Extract for Antibacterial Applications

Silver-based nanoparticles and biomaterials have extensive biomedical applications owing to their unique antimicrobial properties. Thus, green and facile synthesis of such materials is highly desirable. This study reports an antibacterial hydrogel based on polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate network w...

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Main Authors: Tianwen Wang, Fang Zhang, Rui Zhao, Can Wang, Kehui Hu, Yi Sun, Constantinus Politis, Amin Shavandi, Lei Nie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Designed Monomers and Polymers
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15685551.2020.1804183