Preparation of poly(vinyl chloride)/copper nanocomposite films with reduced b…

Films of poly(vinyl chloride)/copper (Cu) nanocomposites exhibiting reduced bacterial adhesion were prepared by film-casting method. Cu nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized using polyol method and stabilized with poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) at different Cu/PVP molar ratio were previously characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and ultraviolet–visib…