TY  - JOUR
AU  - Šuljagić, Marija
AU  - Milenković, Milica
AU  - Uskoković, Vuk
AU  - Mirković, Miljana M.
AU  - Vrbica, Boško
AU  - Pavlović, Vladimir B.
AU  - Živković-Radovanović, Vukosava
AU  - Stanković, Dalibor M.
AU  - Anđelković, Ljubica
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10386
AB  - The emerging threat of bacterial resistance to antibiotics prompts the urgent search for biomaterials for the treatment of infectious disease. Here we report on the synthesis and characterization of a multiphasic nanocomposite comprising magnetic iron oxide and silver nanoparticles. The method of synthesis involved the combustion of a metalorganic complex and reduction of the silver ions that were exchanged and/or adsorbed on the surface of iron oxide. Different physical and chemical treatments coupled to the reduction process, including ultrasound and Lugol's iodine solution, respectively, homogenized the distribution of the silver nanoparticles on the iron oxide phase. Remarkably, using ascorbic acid as a reductant enhanced the magnetic properties of the material as a result of the reduction of the magnetic matrix alongside the silver cations. The treatment with ultrasound detached large amounts of silver from the iron oxide phase and resulted in the lowest amount of silver incorporated in the nanocomposite. Despite that, this treatment led to the highest antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains, indicating that the homogeneity of the distribution of silver on the iron oxide matrix is a more important determinant of the antibacterial performance than the amount of silver incorporated in the material. At the same time, the treatment with Lugol's iodine equally increased the distribution homogeneity, but induced excessive ion exchange and crystal lattice substitutions, thereby adversely affecting the antibacterial performance. This has indicated that the mode of binding silver to iron oxide can compensate for the positive effects of homogeneous distribution with respect to the antibacterial performance.
T2  - Materials Today Communications
T1  - Silver distribution and binding mode as key determinants of the antimicrobial performance of iron oxide/silver nanocomposites
VL  - 32
SP  - 104157
DO  - 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104157
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Šuljagić, Marija and Milenković, Milica and Uskoković, Vuk and Mirković, Miljana M. and Vrbica, Boško and Pavlović, Vladimir B. and Živković-Radovanović, Vukosava and Stanković, Dalibor M. and Anđelković, Ljubica",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The emerging threat of bacterial resistance to antibiotics prompts the urgent search for biomaterials for the treatment of infectious disease. Here we report on the synthesis and characterization of a multiphasic nanocomposite comprising magnetic iron oxide and silver nanoparticles. The method of synthesis involved the combustion of a metalorganic complex and reduction of the silver ions that were exchanged and/or adsorbed on the surface of iron oxide. Different physical and chemical treatments coupled to the reduction process, including ultrasound and Lugol's iodine solution, respectively, homogenized the distribution of the silver nanoparticles on the iron oxide phase. Remarkably, using ascorbic acid as a reductant enhanced the magnetic properties of the material as a result of the reduction of the magnetic matrix alongside the silver cations. The treatment with ultrasound detached large amounts of silver from the iron oxide phase and resulted in the lowest amount of silver incorporated in the nanocomposite. Despite that, this treatment led to the highest antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains, indicating that the homogeneity of the distribution of silver on the iron oxide matrix is a more important determinant of the antibacterial performance than the amount of silver incorporated in the material. At the same time, the treatment with Lugol's iodine equally increased the distribution homogeneity, but induced excessive ion exchange and crystal lattice substitutions, thereby adversely affecting the antibacterial performance. This has indicated that the mode of binding silver to iron oxide can compensate for the positive effects of homogeneous distribution with respect to the antibacterial performance.",
journal = "Materials Today Communications",
title = "Silver distribution and binding mode as key determinants of the antimicrobial performance of iron oxide/silver nanocomposites",
volume = "32",
pages = "104157",
doi = "10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104157"
}

Šuljagić, M., Milenković, M., Uskoković, V., Mirković, M. M., Vrbica, B., Pavlović, V. B., Živković-Radovanović, V., Stanković, D. M.,& Anđelković, L.. (2022). Silver distribution and binding mode as key determinants of the antimicrobial performance of iron oxide/silver nanocomposites. in Materials Today Communications, 32, 104157.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104157

Šuljagić M, Milenković M, Uskoković V, Mirković MM, Vrbica B, Pavlović VB, Živković-Radovanović V, Stanković DM, Anđelković L. Silver distribution and binding mode as key determinants of the antimicrobial performance of iron oxide/silver nanocomposites. in Materials Today Communications. 2022;32:104157.
doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104157 .

Šuljagić, Marija, Milenković, Milica, Uskoković, Vuk, Mirković, Miljana M., Vrbica, Boško, Pavlović, Vladimir B., Živković-Radovanović, Vukosava, Stanković, Dalibor M., Anđelković, Ljubica, "Silver distribution and binding mode as key determinants of the antimicrobial performance of iron oxide/silver nanocomposites" in Materials Today Communications, 32 (2022):104157,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104157 . .