Antibacterial Properties of Ag3PO4 Particles on Bacteriostatic Behavior of Escherichia Coli

A. K. Nur Fadzeelah, Wan Nordini Hasnor Wan Ismail*, Lazim Arif Abd Halim, Mohamad Sufian So’aib, Marina Mokhtar, Anwar Ul-Hamid

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Abstract

The aim of this work was to investigate the influences of different concentrations of Ag3PO4 aqueous dispersion by measuring the bacteriostatic characteristic against bacteria E. coli. The Ag3PO4 particles were successfully synthesized by precipitation method. Then, the morphological, structural and chemical compositional analyses were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), respectively. All these analyses confirmed the formation of Ag3PO4 particles with the shape of nearly spherical with a size of 100 – 700 nm. Meanwhile, Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion susceptibility test was chosen to determine the sensitivity of E. coli to antibacterial compounds in Ag3PO4 particles. The results showed that the antibacterial ability was significantly improved by increasing the concentration of Ag3PO4 aqueous dispersion, and the best concentration was 600 μg /mL. This study suggested that Ag3PO4 particles can be exploited as an effective candidate for antibacterial agents.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Science Forum
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages143-150
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
Volume1076
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland.

Keywords

  • AgPO particles
  • Antibacterial
  • Disk diffusion
  • E. coli
  • Precipitation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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