Influence of the Polymer Matrix Composition on the Size Range of Silver Nanoparticles Formed in a Succinyl Chitosan Solution Under the Action of Microwave Radiation

A new composite based on succinyl chitosan (SCTZ) and silver nanoparticles (NPs) with the inclusion of an additional component, polyethylene oxide (PEO), is developed. Microwave radiation and D-glucose as a reducing agent are used to form silver NPs by reduction from metal ions. The presence of silver NPs in the obtained colloidal solutions is judged by the appearance of absorption bands in the electron plasmon resonance spectra (ƛmax = 420 nm). It is shown that the introduction of an additional component in the polymer matrix leads to a significant narrowing of the size range of the formed silver NPs.