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  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 17
    Citation - Scopus: 20
    Preparation and Characterization of Antibacterial Cobalt-Exchanged Natural Zeolite/Poly(vinyl Alcohol) Hydrogels
    (Springer Verlag, 2014) Narin, Güler; Bulut Albayrak, Çisem; Ülkü, Semra
    In the present study, potential application of the local clinoptilolite-rich natural zeolite in formulation of antibacterial hydrogels was investigated. The zeolite powder exchanged with cobalt(II) ions was used in preparation of the zeolite/poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel films in different amounts. The films were physically crosslinked by the freezing-thawing method and characterized for their crystallinity, surface and cross sectional morphology, chemical composition, thermal behaviour, mechanical properties, swelling and dissolution behaviours, and antibacterial activities against a Gram-negative bacteria. The films with 0.48 wt% and higher cobalt-exchanged zeolite contents showed antibacterial activity. Addition of the zeolite powder in the formulations did not cause significant changes in the other properties of the films.
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    Citation - WoS: 35
    Citation - Scopus: 40
    Antibacterial and Bactericidal Activity of Nitric Oxide-Releasing Natural Zeolite
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2010) Narin, Güler; Bulut Albayrak, Çisem; Ülkü, Semra
    The zeolitic tuff from Gördes (Western Anatolia) was used as adsorbent for nitric oxide (NO) storage and release purposes. The NO loading of the zeolite was performed under 20mLmin -1 NO flow at 30°C and then the zeolite was purged with inert gas in order to remove the species that were reversibly adsorbed and in the gas phase (desorption). The total and reversible adsorption capacities of the zeolite were determined from the adsorption and desorption breakthrough curves, respectively. The NO-loaded zeolite exhibited antibacterial and bactericidal activities against Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) and Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis) under physiological conditions. From the NO release kinetics, the diffusion coefficient of NO in the zeolite particle was determined. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.