10.1007/s40089-016-0186-7

Biocidal properties study of silver nanoparticles used for application in green housing

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  • Siim Küünal1,
  • Sander Kutti1,
  • Protima Rauwel2,
  • Mithu Guha3,
  • David Wragg4,
  • Erwan Rauwel*1,
  1. Tartu College, Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu, 51008, EE
  2. Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu, EE
  3. Department of General and Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, EE
  4. Department of Chemistry and SMN, University of Oslo, Oslo, NO
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Küünal, S., Kutti, S., Rauwel, P., Guha, M., Wragg, D., & Rauwel, E. (2016). Biocidal properties study of silver nanoparticles used for application in green housing. International Nano Letters, 6(3 (September 2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40089-016-0186-7
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Abstract

Abstract We report on the study of surfactant-free silver nanoparticles synthesized using non-hydrolytic sol–gel methods for applications in straw bale constructions. Micro-organism infestation in green constructions is of concern as their proliferation tends to induce health problems. We demonstrate the biocidal properties of these Ag nanoparticles and their efficacy against fungi. Outdoor tests with Ag nanoparticles have demonstrated the effective protection of straw against micro-organisms. Indoor tests using broth liquid are compared with a method of testing we recently developed where the possible nature of the biocidal properties of the silver nanoparticles are further probed. In contrast to the commonly reported results, this study shows that Ag nanoparticles synthesized using non-hydrolytic sol–gel methods have antifungal properties against common fungi in outdoor conditions which demonstrate high potential in related applications.

Keywords

  • Silver nanoparticles,
  • Sol–gel,
  • Antifungal properties,
  • Green housing,
  • Toxicity
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