Synthesis of silver–polystyrene nanocomposite particles using water in supercritical carbon dioxide medium and its antimicrobial activity
Abstract(#br)A novel method based on ex situ dispersion of silver nanoparticles within the monomers and subsequent emulsion polymerization using water-in-sc-CO 2 medium is introduced in this paper. Silver nanoparticles were synthesized by chemical reduction of silver nitrate using sodium borohydrate as a reducing agent and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a stabilizer in the water-in-sc-CO 2 medium.