Hydrogel Nanocomposites with Silver Nanoparticles

Vasylieva, M. S., Malysheva, M. L., Samchenko, Y. M., Papuga, A. Y. (2013). Hydrogel Nanocomposites with Silver Nanoparticles. French-Ukrainian Journal of Chemistry, 1(1), 69–71.

Copolymer hydrogels based on acrylic monomers (primarily acrylamide and acrylonitrile) are synthesized and their physicochemical properties are investigated. Methods of incorporation of nanoparticles of gold and silver into hydrogel pores and methods of their stabilization using reagents of different nature are developed. Our studies showed pronounced bactericidal properties of the nanocomposites regarding gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and, at the same time, their biocompatibility to stem cells.