Bio-based chitosan/gelatin/Ag@ZnO bionanocomposites: synthesis and mechanical and antibacterial properties

Chitosan exhibits a wide range of bio-properties, including biocompatibility, antimicrobial activity, and biodegradability. In this study, we prepared bionanocomposites by using chitosan/gelatin with different concentrations of silver-loaded zinc oxide nanoparticles. The silver-loaded ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized using the sol–gel method with a gelatin template. The bionanocomposite films were prepared via green chemistry approach, using a...