Biology 2 (2016 9) 198-211 ~ ~ ~ УДК 615.46:616.31 Nylon 6, 12/Cloisite 30B Electrospun Nanocomposites for Dental Applications Snigdha Sajeendra Babua Nandakumar Kalarikkala,b a , Anju Augustinea and Sabu Thomasa,c , * International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University Priyadarshini hills P.O., Kottayam 686 560, Kerala, India b School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University Priyadarshini hills P.O., Kottayam 686 560, Kerala, India c School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University Priyadarshini hills P.O., Kottayam 686 560, Kerala, India Received 25.12.2015, received in revised form 18.02.2016, accepted 01.05.2016 In this study, nylon-nanoclay fi bers were prepared by electrospinning. <...> The electrospun membranes were characterized by fourier transform infra red spectroscopy (FTIR), electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction studies (XRD), contact angle and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses. <...> The incorporation of nanoclay (Cloisite 30B) to the electrospun membrane which was confi rmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed improvements in the overall properties of the membrane. <...> Antimicrobial studies carried out using Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans showed that antimicrobial activity of the membrane with higher clay loading was comparable to that of commercially available dental antiseptic, even though lower clay concentrations did not show antimicrobial effects. <...> The incremental addition of the Cloisite 30B resulted in signifi cant increase in the antimicrobial activity and hydrophobicity. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: sabuchathukulam@yahoo.co.uk # 198 # Snigdha Sajeendra Babu, Anju Augustine… Nylon 6, 12/Cloisite 30B Electrospun Nanocomposites for Dental Applications Полученные методом электростатического формования нанокомпозиты нейлона 6, 12 и клоизита 30B для стоматологического применения С. <...> Исследования, выполненные с использованием Enterococcus faecalis и Candida albicans, установили антимикробную активность мембран с высоким содержанием глины, сопоставимую с активностью имеющихся в продаже антисептиков, используемых в стоматологии. <...> Efforts have been made in this paper # 199 # Snigdha Sajeendra Babu, Anju Augustine… Nylon <...>