Fabrication of antibacterial silver nanoparticle-loaded PVA/chitosan microfibers via forcespinning for wastewater disinfection

Key Points

• The research aims to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of silver nanoparticle-loaded PVA/chitosan microfibers for water disinfection.
• Fabrication of PVA/chitosan microfibers using forcespinning technique.
• Loading of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) into the microfibers.
• Assessment of antibacterial efficiency against coliform bacteria.
• Achieved 90% antibacterial efficiency against coliform bacteria in the study.
• PVA/CS microfibers with Ag-NPs show potential as a filtering material for wastewater disinfection.

Abstract