@article{
author = "Surudžić, Rade and Janković, Ana and Mitrić, Miodrag and Matić, Ivana Z. and Juranić, Zorica D. and Živković, Ljiljana and Mišković-Stanković, Vesna and Rhee, Kyong Yop and Park, Soo Jin and Hui, David",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene (PVA/Gr) nanocomposite was synthesized with the aim of developing a novel improved material. The PVA/Gr nanocomposite was characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses, and the interaction of PVA molecules with graphene was examined. Introduction of Gr led to improved mechanical and thermal properties of the PVA/Gr nanocomposite compared to pure PVA, as well as strong antibacterial activity against the bacterial strain Staphylococcus aureus. The PVA/Gr nanocomposite was non-cytotoxic against healthy peripheral blood mononuclear cells by MTT assay, indicating its high potential for biomedical applications.",
publisher = "Elsevier Science Inc, New York",
journal = "Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry",
title = "The effect of graphene loading on mechanical, thermal and biological properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene nanocomposites",
pages = "257-250",
volume = "34",
doi = "10.1016/j.jiec.2015.11.016"
}