Antimicrobial Activity of Ginger Silver Nano-composite on Cat-Gut Suture Material an In-Vitro Study
Author(s): Guy Patrick Sandou1*, Sahana1, Subhashree R2, Thiyaneswaran Nesappan2, S Rajeshkumar3
Abstract
In this present study, silver nanoparticles were synthesized using dried ginger extract and intervened with chitosan to result
in the silver nano-composite. The biosynthesized nano-composite was coated on catgut suture material to test its anti periimplantitis
effect. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized using UV-Visible spectrophotometry and showed
peak absorption at 440 nm, and the composite showed at 380 nm. The TEM image clearly showed the uniformly dispersed
spherical shaped silver nano-composite with the size of about 14-20 nm. The coated suture material was tested for its antiperi
implantitis effect, and it showed a potent effect against S. mutans and E. feacalis.