Silver Nanoparticles: Correlation Between Structural and Antimicrobial Properties
Authors:
- Students:
- Tyler Bastin
- Jessica Beck
- Ana Birkett
- Adam Cubon
- Nicole Debrauwere
- Erin Doherty
- Joana Flores
- Dennis Kobuzi
- Niko Koupas
- Carlo Kwon
- Julianna Moore
- Sabrina Moore
- Juliana Parisi
- Katherine Wiemeler
- Marcela Wilk
- Teachers:
- Kay Orosz
- Mentors:
- Debora Meira (Canadian Light Source, Advanced Photon Source)
Advanced Photon Source Sector 20: Spectroscopy Group
In this project, we studied the structural properties of Silver nanoparticles in solution by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Spectrophotometric Analysis with the goal of obtaining information on the physical and chemical characteristics of this particles and its antimicrobial properties.