TY - JOUR
T1 - Rod-like structure of cotton cellulose/polyvinyl alcohol/tellurium dioxide (Teo 2 ) hybrid nanocomposite and antimicrobial properties
AU - Ramesh, Sivalingam
AU - Kim, Heung Soo
AU - Msolli, Sabeur
AU - Rengaraj, Arun Kumar
AU - Huh, Yun Suk
AU - Kim, Joo Hyung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2018/10/17
Y1 - 2018/10/17
N2 - We report on the in situ synthesis through sol-gel processing of a tellurium dioxide (TeO 2 )– cellulose–polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hybrid composite. The cellulose–PVA hybrid composite was synthesized through chemical graft in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide. Field emission scanning electron microscopy, SEM-EDX, high-resolution transition microscopy (FE-TEM) revealed that polycrystalline nanorods were uniformly distributed with sizes of 20 nm in the cotton cellulose–PVA–TeO 2 hybrid nanocomposite. The average size of TeO 2 crystallite was calculated to be 0.292 nm, as shown in the FE-TEM, SAED, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Furthermore, the hybrid nanocomposites were studied for their antimicrobial activity against Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli strains, which was inhibited at a size of 10–12 mm after 24 h of incubation.
AB - We report on the in situ synthesis through sol-gel processing of a tellurium dioxide (TeO 2 )– cellulose–polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hybrid composite. The cellulose–PVA hybrid composite was synthesized through chemical graft in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide. Field emission scanning electron microscopy, SEM-EDX, high-resolution transition microscopy (FE-TEM) revealed that polycrystalline nanorods were uniformly distributed with sizes of 20 nm in the cotton cellulose–PVA–TeO 2 hybrid nanocomposite. The average size of TeO 2 crystallite was calculated to be 0.292 nm, as shown in the FE-TEM, SAED, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Furthermore, the hybrid nanocomposites were studied for their antimicrobial activity against Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli strains, which was inhibited at a size of 10–12 mm after 24 h of incubation.
KW - Antimicrobial properties
KW - Cotton cellulose
KW - Hybrid nanocomposite
KW - PVA
KW - Tellurium dioxide (TeO )
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85031499427&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03602559.2017.1373397
DO - 10.1080/03602559.2017.1373397
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85031499427
SN - 0360-2559
VL - 57
SP - 1131
EP - 1138
JO - Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
JF - Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
IS - 11
ER -