Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 523-528.DOI: 10.15541/jim20160427

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Preparation, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Core-satellite Ag/PDA@SiO2@CoFe2O4 Magnetic Composites

LIAO Fan1, MA Jian-Qi1, 2, 3, GE Hong-Guang2, 3   

  1. (1. School of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Techology, Hanzhong 723001, China; 2. School of Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China; 3. Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Catalytic Fundamentals and Applications, Hanzhong 723001, China)
  • Received:2016-07-18 Revised:2016-09-09 Published:2017-05-20 Online:2017-05-02
  • About author:LIAO Fan. E-mail: frank_leon@163.com

Abstract:

Monodisperse submicron CoFe2O4 spheres were prepared by solvothermal method. Polydopamine-coated silica@CoFe2O4 composite particles were synthesized by combination of Sol-Gel process and in situ self-polymerization method, in which tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and dopamine were used as the precursor for silica and polydopamine (PDA), respectively. The PDA@SiO2@CoFe2O4 composites had a multilayer core-shell structure with PDA as the outermost layer shell. Then, numerous of silver nanoparticles were assembled on the surface of PDA@SiO2@CoFe2O4 via the reduction of Ag+ by the surface PDA on the composites. The morphology, structure, and composition of the composites were characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Antibacterial experiments indicated that the as-prepared composites could restrict up to 92% Escherichia Coli (E.Coli) and Staphylococcus Aureus (S.Aureas) at 0.6 mg/mL Ag. In addition, the composites showed a strong magnetic response to an externally applied magnetic field, so it could be reused.

Key words: magnetic, polydopamine, nanocomposites, antibacterial activity

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