Synthesis and characterization of a novel colloidal ceramic nanocomposite coated by Ag nanoparticles

Today, the synthesis of new nanocomposites is very common due to their importance in various applications such as medical, drug delivery, catalysts, etc. [1]. In this research, ceramic based nanocomposite [2] coated by silver nanoparticles was synthesized using chemical precipitation under the argon gas and was stabilized using two biopolymers stabilizer. The final composite is so stable and colloidal which could be used for different fields such as drug and gene delivery applications. The structure and chemical composition of the synthesized nanocomposite were characterized using FTIR spectroscopy, FESEM and TEM microscopy, DLS, Zeta potential and XRD. Figure 1 shows a schematic structure of the synthesized nanocomposite.