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Flax Fibers: New Opportunities for “Green” Nanotechnology

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The conditions for the synthesis of stable hydrosols of metallic silver in the presence of flax fiber extracts were studied by “green chemistry.” It was proved that the synthesized sols can be used to impart the antimicrobial activity or biosecurity to cellulose-containing materials. The synthesis of ultrafine silver particles in the presence of accompanying natural impurities of flax fibers, isolated from them during high-temperature alkaline treatment, was studied by spectrophotometry, photon correlation spectroscopy, and visual observation. The effect of the composition of the extract on the dynamics of formation of stable silver nanoparticles was determined. It was proved by IR spectroscopy and potentiometric titration that increased alkalinity of the cooking solution leads not only to an increase in the amount of impurities in solution, but also to their destruction, and the resulting set of reducing substances formed in solution can act as a reducing agent for silver ions even at low extraction temperatures. It was also proved that the antimicrobial activity with respect to the test cultures of the synthesized sols and the cellulose tissue treated with them depends on the synthesis conditions.

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This study was performed under the government contract at the Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences (project no. 01201260484) using the instruments of the Multiaccess Center “Upper Volga regional center of physicochemical studies.”

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    N. S. Dymnikova, E. V. Erokhina & A. P. Moryganov

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Dymnikova, N.S., Erokhina, E.V. & Moryganov, A.P. Flax Fibers: New Opportunities for “Green” Nanotechnology. Theor Found Chem Eng 57, 660–669 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040579523040085

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