A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CHITOSAN-SILVER (I) OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITE AND ITS FABRICATION WITH HERB

Abstract

The present study reports the synthesis of chitosan-silver (I) oxide nanocomposite and its fabrication with herb Cynodondactylon. The synthesised nanocomposites were characterised by UV-Vis, FTIR and FESEM studies. The antibacterial activity of the nanocomposites was determined by Agar well diffusion method. The synthesised composite showed enhanced activity against E. coli and S. aureus. The FESEM studies proved the embedded silver (I) oxide nanoparticle in nanocomposite and the size of the particles was found to be less than 100 nm.