New,
effective antimicrobial agents are constantly being evaluated
for addressing the increased prevalence of bacterial and fungal infections
and emerging drug resistance. In this study, α-Ag2WO4 microcrystals were prepared by controlled coprecipitation
(90 °C for 10 min) in different solvents (e.g., water, an alcoholic
solution, and an ammoniacal solution). From the X-ray diffraction
results, the newly synthesized α-Ag2WO4 microcrystals are well-indexed to the orthorhombic structure. Two
morphologies were seen by field-emission scanning electron microscopy:
microrods in the alcoholic solution and flowerlike structures in water
and the ammoniacal solution. The synthesized α-Ag2WO4 microcrystals exhibited antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. In addition, the antibacterial performance of the α-Ag2WO4 samples as a function of their structural and
morphological features was discussed.
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