Polyacrylamide hydrogels doped with different shapes of silver nanoparticles: Antibacterial and mechanical properties

The incorporation of nanoparticles into a hydrogel matrix enables the development of innovative smart materials with enhanced biophysical properties. In this proof-of-concept study, we encapsulated different shapes (spherical, triangular and rod) of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) within a hydrogel matrix of polyacrylamide (PAA) and N-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) (PAA-MBA) to investigate whether these hydrogels exhibited shape-dependent...