Assessment of antibacterial activity of silver doped hydroxyapatite on leather
Conference paper > Full Text · 2012
Authors: Meruyert Koizhaiganov, İhsan YAŞA, Gürbüz Gülümser
4th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Systems, ICAMS 2012, United States of America, International, Full Text, 2012-2012, Scopus, pp 125-129
Summary
In this study, silver doped hydroxyapatite (Ag-HA) prepared by microwave method was applied as the finishing agent on leather and its antibacterial effect was investigated. By using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) structural properties of the prepared Ag-HA have been determined. Antibacterial activity of the leather treated with the Ag-HA was revealed by the agar diffusion method and the percentage of bacterial reduction tests. According to the results of the study, the leather treated with Ag-HA containing 2% and above amount of silver (Ag) showed strong antibacterial activity and the usability of the Ag doped hydroxyapatite as an antibacterial agent on lining leathers was decided upon.