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. 2017 Mar 21;12:2205–2213. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S123417

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Comparative result of FT-IR spectra for all fabricated samples.

Notes: FT-IR shown is for (A) PVA, (B) chitosan, (C) PVA/chitosan, (D) PVA/chitosan/AgNPs, (E) PVA/chitosan/AgNPs/PVP/chlorhexidine, and (F) PVA/chitosan/AgNPs/PEO/chlorhexidine.

Abbreviations: FT-IR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; PVA, poly(vinyl alcohol); AgNPs, silver nanoparticles; PVP, polyvinylpyrrolidone; PEO, polyethylene oxide.