In ordertoextendapplicationpotentialofwood–plasticcomposites(WPC)ininteriorswithrespectto
hygienic requirements,woodflour(WF)wasmodifiedbynanosilver,nanostructuredZnOandhybrid
nanostructured Ag/ZnOsurfacedecorations.Amicrowaveassistedsolvothermalsynthesismethodwas
employed startingfromsolubleprecursors.Compositionofsourcechemicalsandsynthesisprotocol
were intentionallyvariedtopreparedifferentmaterialsandelucidatethereactionmechanism.Obtained
modifiedwoodflourwerecompoundedintoamodelPVCmatrixtoassesstheirantibacterialperformance.
The surfaceantibacterialactivitywastestedaccordingtoISO22196:2007(E)standard.Singlesilveror
ZnO modifiedWFhavesignificantlylowerefficiencythanhybridAg/ZnOdecoratingthesurfaceofWF
particles. Asimplevariationofthesynthesismethodbyadditionalammoniaprecipitationstepincreased
largely theperformanceofthematerialandexcellentefficiencycomparablewithcontemporarymedical
grade materialswasachieved,suggestingthegreatapplicationpotentialofinvestigatedsystemsinWPC-
based materials.