Correlation notice on the electrochemical dealloying and antibacterial properties of gold–silver alloy nanoparticles
Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine(2022)
Abstract
Galvanic replacement reaction was used in the synthesis of bimetallic gold–silver alloy nanoparticles (Au–Ag NPs), where pre-synthesized Ag nanoparticles-polyvinylpyrrolidone (AgNPs-PVP) were used to reduce the aryldiazonium tetrachloroaurate(III) salt in water. TEM images and EDS elemental analysis showed the formation of spherical Au–Ag NPs with sizes of 12.8 ± 4.9 nm and 25.6 ± 14.4 nm for corresponding Au–Ag ratios and termed as Au 0.91 Ag 0.09 and Au 0.79 Ag 0.21 , respectively, with different concentrations of the gold precursor. The hydrodynamic sizes measured using dynamic light scattering are 46.4 nm and 74.8 nm with corresponding zeta potentials of − 44.56 and − 25.09 mV in water, for Au 0.91 Ag 0.09 and Au 0.79 Ag 0.21 respectively. Oxidative leachability of Ag ion studies from the starting AgNPs-PVP in 1 M NaCl showed a significant decrease in the plasmon peak after 8 h, indicating the complete dissolution of Ag ions, however, there is enhanced oxidation resistivity of Ag from Au–Ag NPs even after 24 h. Electrochemical studies on glassy carbon electrodes displayed a low oxidation peak in aqueous solutions of 20 mM KCl at 0.16 V and KNO 3 at 0.33 V vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE). We studied the antibacterial activity of Au–Ag alloy nanoparticles against gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, and gram-negative Escherichia coli , Salmonella typhimurium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Our findings demonstrated superior antibacterial activity of Au–Ag NPs compared with AgNPs-PVP. Moreover, the nanoparticles inhibited the S. epidermidis biofilm formation. Graphical abstract
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Key words
Antibacterial,Aryldiazonium gold,Biofilm,Galvanic replacement,Gold–silver alloy,Nanoparticles
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