THE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS AND STERILIZATION PERFORMANCE OF Ag/Au NANOCOMPOSITE CHAINS

Abstract

The controlled synthesis of one-dimensional Ag/Au nanocomposite chains with a length of several micrometers (up to 3 μm) was described in this paper. In this synthesis method, the artificial active membrane of celloidin is used and N2H4 ⋅ H2O acts as the reductive agent. The morphologies, structures and optical properties of the product were researched by TEM, SEM, EDS, XRD, and UV-Vis, etc. The synthesis mechanism of product was also postulated. Experiments proved that the synergic sterilization performances of Ag/Au nanocomposite chains were stronger than Ag/Au nanocomposite particles.