Antibacterial Nanocomposites Based on Fe₃O₄–Ag Hybrid Nanoparticles and Natural Rubber-Polyethylene Blends

Table 1

Mix design of neat NR and NR/PE blends samples investigated (phr = parts by weight per hundred parts of NR).

Samples	PE	Neat NR	NR/PE	NR/PE+Cpt	PE-AgNP	NR-AgNP	NR/PE-AgNP	NR/PE-FAgNP
NR		x	x	x		x	x	x
PE (15 phr)	x		x	x	x		x	x
Nano-SiO2		x	x	x		x	x	x
Sulfur		x	x	x		x	x	x
Stearic acid		x	x	x		x	x	x
ZnO		x	x	x		x	x	x
Mercaptobenzothiazole		x	x	x		x	x	x
Tetramethylthiuram disulfide		x	x	x		x	x	x
Compatibilizer; (10 phr)				x
AgNPs (0.1 wt.%)					x	x	x
FAgNPs (0.1 wt.%)								x