A Green Procedure to Manufacture Nanoparticle Decorated Paper Substrates

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints201810.0729.v1
• Publication Date: 2018-11-05T05:13:30Z
• Authors: Werner Schlemmer; Wolfgang Fischer; Armin Zankel; Tomislava Vukušić; Gregor Filipič; Andrea Jurov; Damjan Blažeka; Walter Goessler; Wolfgang Bauer; Stefan Spirk; Nikša Krstulović
• Keywords: silver nanoparticles; antimicrobial activity; nanotechnology; 01 natural sciences; Article; laser ablation in liquids; 3. Good health; 0104 chemical sciences; laser synthesis of colloidal nanoparticles solution; nanoparticle-impregnated paper; fiber fines; sheet forming; silver nanoparticles ; laser ablation in liquids ; laser synthesis of colloidal nanoparticles solution ; nanoparticle-impregnated paper ; antimicrobial activity ; fiber fines ; sheet forming ; vacuum filtration; vacuum filtration

A paper impregnated with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has been prepared. For the preparation of the substrates, aqueous suspensions of pulp fines, a side product from the paper production, have been mixed with Ag nanoparticles (AgNP) suspensions. The nanoparticle synthesis thereof was carried out via laser ablation of pure Ag in water. After the sheet formation process, the leaching of the AgNPs was determined to be low while the sheets exhibited antimicrobial activity towards E. Coli.