Figure 1.
Physicochemical properties of the prepared nanoparticles.
Notes: FE-SEM images of Ag/Zn(1:9)-MCSNs and Ag/Zn(9:1)-MCSNs (A and B); TEM images of Ag/Zn(1:9)-MCSNs and Ag/Zn(9:1)-MCSNs (C and D); EDS of Ag/Zn(1:9)-MCSNs and Ag/Zn(9:1)-MCSNs (E and F); nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm test and pore size distribution of Ag/Zn(1:9)-MCSNs and Ag/Zn(9:1)-MCSNs (G and H); ions release of Ag/Zn(1:9)-MCSNs and Ag/Zn(9:1)-MCSNs (I); pH measurement of Ag/Zn(1:9)-MCSNs and Ag/Zn(9:1)-MCSNs (J).
Abbreviations: Ag/Zn-MCSNs, nanosilver- and nanozinc-incorporated mesoporous calcium-silicate nanoparticles; FE-SEM, field emission scanning electron microscopy; TEM, transmission electron microscopy; EDS, energy dispersive spectrometry.