This lab is designed to have students develop and implement their own experiment to test the antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles. Students will be required to document and communicate the entire process via their scientific notebook. Students will also consider the implications and applications of nanotechnology by evaluating scientific literature. Silver is a natural antimicrobial agent however, it must be indirect contact with the wound to work effectively. The increased surface area to volume ratio of silver nanoparticles allows more surface are to enter the chemical reaction and therfore allowing a more effective antimicrobial agent.

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Heath Stout, Elinor Graf, and Joann Dickert

NNIN RET program at Pennsylvania State University NSF EEC 0908895 and NNIN NSF ECCS 0335765

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Heath Stout, Elinor Graf, Joann Dickert, NNCI Nano (2020), "Assessment of Inhibition of Bacteria by Silver Colloid-Impregnated Bandages," https://nanohub.org/resources/32229.

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1. bio applications
2. biology
3. chemistry
4. high school
5. K-12
6. materials science
7. nano/bio
8. nanoparticles
9. NNCI Educational Materials
10. silver nanoparticles
11. surface area and volume