Functionalized zirconia compound as an anti-fungal additive for sanitary water-based coatings

In a recently published work, the sol-gel method is used to obtain materials based on silica and zirconium oxide, which contain silver (Ag).
adds silver (Ag) to the chemical synthesis of the material and converts it into a technically relevant material for use as an antibacterial additive.
a solid
China
is represented by a bit titration, ratio surface area (SBET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM), and antifulgal activity. Additives are evaluated with agar plate inhibitors Chaetomium globosum and alternaria alternata.
addition, resistance to fungal growth in water-based coatings was evaluated after solids were incorporated into the coating formulation.
to improve antifactouric activity
obtain asteroid materials with different acidic and texture properties.
most of the solids tested showed antifactoxic activity at the highest concentrations used, and the presence of Ag increased the percentage of inhibition.
ag additives improve antifactoxygal activity compared to pure Ag oxides (silicon dioxide or zirconium oxide).
sense, synergies between zirconium oxide/silicon dioxide and silver will be a promising result that will reduce the amount of silver in these bioactive materials.
the work as a preliminary study to guide the selection of suitable additives from a list of possible antifilmicants.
the study was published last
: Progress in Organic Coatings, volume 128, March 2019, pp. 1-10
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