Membranas de quitosana-graft-acrilato de sódio incorporadas com nanopartículas de prata para o desenvolvimento de curativos

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (NPsAg) can be obtained by chemical, physical and biological methods. One of the most used methods is based on chemical reduction with sodium borohydride in the presence of stabilizers. Chitosan can act as NPsAg stabilizer. The grafting of acrylic monomers in the side chain of chitosan gives copolymers with improved physical roperties. Type graft copolymer based on chitosan and sodium acrylate was obtained by copolymerizing a system solution using free radical initiation, and from this membrane were prepared. NPsAg membranes were synthesized by the method of reduction with borohydride. The copolymer was characterized by proton absorption in the infrared (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, elemental analysis, absorption capacity in water and scanning electron microscopy. The reason monomer / polysaccharide used in the reaction was 1/2. The grafting percentage was 49%. FTIR and elemental analysis confirmed the formation of the copolymer. Observed absorption capacity water membrane of the copolymer 13% higher compared to chitosan membrane, confirming the efficiency of grafting of the sodium acrylate in increasing hydrophilicity of the material. Nanocomposite chitosan-graft-sodium acrylate / Ag were obtained by varying the concentrations of silver nitrate (2, 5 and 10 mmol.L-1) and sodium borohydride (40, 100 and 200 mmol.L-1) added to the membranes. The nanocomposites were characterized by spectrophotometry in the UV-Vis region. The Color changes in the membranes from light yellow to dark brown shows the formation of silver nanoparticles. The analysis showed UV-Vis absorption bands in the region of 430 nm, confirming the formation of silver nanoparticles in the membranes of the copolymer. The displacement of the plasmon band of the samples 2/40, 5/100 and 10/200 mmol.L-1, respectively, for shorter wavelengths demonstrate that decreased particle diameter with increasing concentration of silver ions. The bacteriological test showed that the nanocomposite membranes exhibit antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa species. studies Preliminary indicate that the nanocomposite has potential for the study with potential application as dermatological dressing.