Abstract
The project here described aims the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) covered by a shell of mesoporous silica (SM) functionalized with mercapto, glycidyl, isocyanate, amino or phenyl ethyl. Considering that AgNPs are effective antimicrobial agents, the objective of this study is obtaining a system with virucidal activity. The modification of the surface chemistry of AgNPs-SM with …