ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTY OPTIMIZATION OF AN ETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER (EVA) ON THE BACTERIUM ESCHERYCHIA COLI (E.COLI)

Authors

  • JAVIER CRUZ SALGADO
  • ANAYANSI ESTRADA MONJE
  • EDGAR AUGUSTO RUELAS SANTOYO
  • SERGIO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ

Keywords:

Ultrasonido, antibacterial, Escherychia coli, E.coli, TiO2, Diseño de experimentos, Ultrasonic, Escherychia coli (E. coli), Experimental design

Abstract

In the present work, the effect of the ultrasonic parameters on the deagglomeration and dispersion of the TiO2 nanoparticles in a polymer matrix of EVA (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate copolymer) was systematically studied. The ultrasonic parameters studied were amplitude, pulse and time. The antibacterial property of the composite material against the bacterium Escherichia coli (E.coli) was also studied. A significant statistical effect of the ultrasound parameters on the deagglomeration and dispersion of the TiO2 nanoparticles was found and the amplitude, pulse and time levels of the ultrasonic treatment which maximize the percentage of growth inhibition of the studied bacteria were established. Key Words: Ultrasonic, antibacterial, Escherychia coli (E. coli), TiO2, Experimental design.

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2019-09-01

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