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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2009, p. 2973-2976, Vol. 75, No. 9
0099-2240/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01658-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Antimicrobial Properties of a Novel Silver-Silica Nanocomposite Material{triangledown}

Salome Egger,1 Rainer P. Lehmann,1 Murray J. Height,2,3 Martin J. Loessner,1 and Markus Schuppler1*

Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 7, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland,1 HeiQ Materials, Zürcherstrasse 42, 5330 Bad Zurzach, Switzerland,2 Particle Technology Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 3, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland3

Received 18 July 2008/ Accepted 22 February 2009

Nanotechnology enables development and production of novel silver-based composite materials. We used in vitro tests to demonstrate the antimicrobial activity of a silver-silica nanocomposite compared to the activities of conventional materials, such as silver nitrate and silver zeolite. A silver-silica-containing polystyrene material was manufactured and shown to possess strong antimicrobial properties.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 7, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland. Phone: (41) 44 632 7862. Fax: (41) 44 632 1266. E-mail: markus.schuppler{at}ilw.agrl.ethz.ch

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 6 March 2009.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2009, p. 2973-2976, Vol. 75, No. 9
0099-2240/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01658-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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