Toxic effect of high concentration of sonochemically synthesized polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silver nanoparticles on Citrobacter sp.A1 and Enterococcus sp.C1

• Main Authors: Lau, Chew Ping, Abdul Wahab, Mohd. Firdaus, Jaafar, Jafariah, Chan, Giek Far, Rashid, Noor Aini Abdul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Taiwan 2017
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77342/1/LauChewPing2017_ToxicEffectofHighConcentrationofSonochemically.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77342/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2015.08.004

Background/Purpose: Currently, silver nanoparticles ()AgNPs) have gained importance in various industrial applications. However, their impact upon release into the environment on microorganisms remains unclear. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone-capped AgNPs synt...