- Received: July, 16, 2018
- Revised: October, 9, 2018
- Accepted for publication: November, 30, 2018
- DOI 10.26902/JSC_id40479
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Abdolhi N.
1, Aghaei M.
1, Soltani A.
1 , Mighani H.
2, Ghaemi E.A.
3, Javan M.B.
4, Khalaji A.D.
2, Sharbati S.
1, Shafipour M.
3, Balakheyli H.
1
1 Golestan Rheumatology Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran
2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran
3 Department of Microbiology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
4 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran
This paper describes a series of new polyamides containing bis(thiosemicarbazone) acenaphthenequinone (PA), bis(thiosemicarbazone) acenaphthenequinone zinc (Z-PA), and bis(thiosemicarbazone) acenaphthenequinone mercury (H-PA) complexes loaded onto MWCNTs synthesized via a chemical precipitation method in methanol followed by antimicrobial activity studies on the novel functionalized MWCNTs complexes. These complexes are characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The antibacterial activity of free PA, Z-PA, and H-PA complexes loaded onto MWCNTs are studied against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The results indicate that the HPA/MWCNT complex is the most effective growth inhibitor against Listeria monocytogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, exhibiting the potential for
the use as an antibacterial agent.
Keywords: MWCNT, bisthiosemicarbazone, functionalization, thermal stability, antibacterial activity