Study of Suspended Solution from Blending Three Polymer Metal Complexes as Antimicrobial

Abstract

In this study, different  weight percent of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)/poly (acryl amide) (PAAm) blend solutions were prepared by solution blending followed by preparing of polymer metal complexes with Ag (I), Cu (II), Ni (II) and Hg (II). Antimicrobial properties were evaluated by dilute method against five pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli, Shigella dysentery, Klebsiella  pneumonae , Staphylococcus aureus , Staphylococcus Albus ) and two fungal (Aspergillus niger, Yeast). Polymer metal complexes showed different activities against the various microbial isolates. The polymer metal complexes showed higher activity than the free polymer.

Keywords: poly (vinyl alcohol), poly (ethylene glycol), poly (acryl amide), ternary blend polymers, antimicrobial activity, polymer metal complexes.