Antimicrobial Oleogel Containing Sustainably Prepared Silver-Based Nanomaterials for Topical Application
2023
Valeria Ambrogi | Morena Nocchetti | Donatella Pietrella | Giulia Quaglia | Alessandro Di Michele | Loredana Latterini
Oleogels containing silica–silver-based nanomaterials were prepared to be used as potential antimicrobial treatment for preventing and curing skin infections. Fumed silica was used as a bifunctional excipient able to offer support to silver-based nanoparticle growth and act as a gelling agent for oleogel formulation. First, silica–silver composites were prepared following a sustainable method by contact of fumed silica and silver nitrate in the presence of ethanol and successive UV irradiation. The composites were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ATR FT-IR spectroscopy and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The presence of 8–20 nm spherical nanoparticles, in addition to the silica aggregates and AgNO<sub>3</sub> crystals, was detected. The composites showed good antimicrobial activity against the Gram-negative <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and the Gram-positive bacteria <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>. Thus, they were formulated in an oleogel, obtained using fumed silica as a gelling agent. For comparison, oleogels containing AgNO<sub>3</sub> were prepared according to two different formulative techniques. The silica–silver-based oleogels showed good antimicrobial activity and did not show cytotoxic effects for fibroblasts and keratinocytes.
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