Do Silver Nanoparticles Inhibit Bacterial Growth?

This resource, published by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is a 9-page guide for a lab activity where students "test the antibacterial properties of their lab synthesized silver nanoparticles." During the lab, students will practice aseptic techniques to inoculate and grow bacteria" and "graph and analyze results to describe the impact of silver nanoparticles on bacterial growth."

The student portion of the lab guide includes a brief introduction to lab concepts, equipment needed, safety information, the lab procedure, tables for entering lab data, and student questions. The teacher notes portion of the guide includes sample data, time for completion, an answer key, additional teaching information, and instructions for preparing the solutions used in the lab.