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    Antimicrobial nanolayer films of chloroxylenol–carboxyethylchitosan–modified silver nanoparticles for enhanced surgical suture performance
    (2024-07-20)
    Chittratan, Pakawat
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    Chalitangkoon, Jongjit
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    Antimicrobial surgical suture materials incorporating chloroxylenol-carboxyethylchitosan-modified silver nanoparticles (CECSX-AgNPs) were successfully prepared using the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) deposition technique. Chitosan (CS) was covalently affixed with chloroxylenol as hydrophobic functional groups (PCMX), yielding chloroxylenol-chitosan (CSX) and later hydrophilic acrylic acid onto the CSX skeleton, providing a novel water-soluble antimicrobial agent of chloroxylenol-carboxyethylchitosan (CECSX). <sup>1</sup>H NMR confirmed the successful substitution of PCMX and acrylic acid onto CS, with %DS<inf>PCMX</inf> and %DS<inf>AA</inf> of 8.0 and 33.0, respectively. CECSX successfully stabilized AgNPs via the chemical reduction method, resulting in CECSX modified AgNPs. The colloidal solution exhibited a yellowish hue, spherical shape, monodispersity with an average particle size of 4.8 ± 2.4 nm, and a zeta potential value of −20.97 ± 0.03 mV. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values for CECSX-AgNPs against E. coli (ATCC25922), S. aureus (ATCC25923), and A. baumanii (ATCC19606) were determined as 25, 12.5, and 1.56 mg/L, respectively. Using the LbL deposition technique, CECSX-AgNPs were successfully deposited onto various suture materials including cotton, polyamide, and polypropylene. Remarkably, CECSX-AgNPs coated surgical sutures exhibited the highest bacterial reduction of 99.99 %. These findings underscore the efficacy of CECSX as a high-performance stabilizing agent for AgNPs production, providing outstanding antibacterial activity on diverse surgical suture materials and promoting the wound healing process.
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    Ultrasonic-driven synthesis of Cu-chlorophyllin-stabilized silver nanoparticles for high-efficiency antimicrobial surgical suture coatings
    (2025-12-01)
    Sombutjiraporn, Saran
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    A novel Cu-chlorophyllin-stabilized silver nanoparticle (Ag<sup>0</sup><inf>NPs</inf>-Chl<inf>Cu</inf>) with potent antimicrobial properties was synthesized for the first time using an ultrasonically driven chemical reduction approach. In this approach, Cu-chlorophyllin (Chl<inf>Cu</inf>) acts as a stabilizing ligand, while sodium borohydride functions as the chemical reductant. The formation mechanism of Ag<sup>0</sup>-NPs<inf>CHL</inf> was elucidated, revealing that ultrasonic irradiation facilitates the in situ reduction of Ag (I) and its subsequent incorporation into the Chl<inf>Cu</inf> complex. Four pyrrole rings coordinate with Ag<sup>0</sup><inf>NPs</inf> through four nitrogen atoms, which serve as adsorption sites for the anchorage of Ag<sup>0</sup>-NPs<inf>CHL</inf>. Characterization by XPS revealed the presence of Ag-N bonding involving pyrrole units on the FCC structure of Ag<sup>0</sup><inf>NPs</inf>. Ag<sup>0</sup><inf>NPs</inf>-Chl<inf>Cu</inf> demonstrated a zeta potential of (-) 35.57±3.54 mV with a spherical shape and an average size of 6.72±1.72 nm, resulting in a stable colloidal dispersion with a monodispersed index. The synthesized Ag<sup>0</sup>-NPs<inf>CHL</inf> nanocomposites were subsequently deposited onto polyamide surgical sutures via an electrostatic Layer-by-Layer (LbL) self-assembly technique. The coated sutures exhibited >99.9 % antibacterial efficiency against E. coli (ATCC25922), S. aureus (ATCC25923), and A. baumanii (ATCC19606). While nanoparticle accumulation was observed in human primary epidermal keratinocyte (HEKa) cells, no cytotoxic effects were detected in the epidermis. This study highlights the effectiveness of Chl<inf>Cu</inf> as a dual stabilizing and coordinating agent for Ag⁰<inf>NPs</inf>, offering a promising approach for developing antimicrobial surgical materials.