Assessment of antibacterial activity of silver doped hydroxyapatite on leather

S.C. PIELOREX S.A.;S.C. PRODSTEFANO S.R.L;S.C. TARO INDUSTRY S.A.;PRO COMOD SHOES SRL4th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Systems, ICAMS 2012 -- 27 September 2012 through 29 September 2012 -- Bucharest -- 100613In this study, silver doped hydroxyapatite (Ag-HA) prepared by microwave method was applied as the finishing agent on leather and its antibacterial effect was investigated. By using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) structural properties of the prepared Ag-HA have been determined. Antibacterial activity of the leather treated with the Ag-HA was revealed by the agar diffusion method and the percentage of bacterial reduction tests. According to the results of the study, the leather treated with Ag-HA containing 2% and above amount of silver (Ag) showed strong antibacterial activity and the usability of the Ag doped hydroxyapatite as an antibacterial agent on lining leathers was decided upon