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CHEMISTRY BIODIVERSITY – Vol. 6 (2009) 111 A Simple and Green Synthesis of Polymer-Based Silver Colloids and Their Antibacterial Properties by Lili Bo, Wu Yang*, Miao Chen, Jinzhang Gao, and Qunji Xue College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Academy of West-China Resources Utilization, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, P. R. China (phone/fax: þ 86-931-7971989; e-mail: yangw@nwnu.edu.cn) Stable silver colloids were prepared using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as an environment friendly reduction agent and stabilizer, and with H O as solvent. The Ag colloids were characterized by UV/VIS 2 spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and atom force microscopy (AFM). TEM and AFM of the sample showed uniform and monodispersive particle distribution in the colloids. The particle size is found to be less than 10 nm. The antibacterial activity of the Ag colloids was also studied. The results showed that the sample had high antibacterial activity toward Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi. Introduction. – There is a significant interest in the development of antimicrobial materials and surfaces for applications in the health- and biomedical-device industry, food industry, and personal-hygiene industry. Among many antimicrobials, such as heavy metals [1][2], antibiotics [3 – 5], small-molecule biocides [6], halogen species [7], and nitric oxide [8– 10], silver-based materials are of special interest. Although compared with simple silver substance, Agþ ion has a higher antibacterial activity, low chemical stability and failed sustained release property of silver salts limit their practical medical applications