en Research Paper Research Paper <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Silver/polyvinyl alcohol (Ag/PVA) nanocomposites were fabricated via an </span><a name="_Hlk150331257"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">electrochemical method</span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with varying grain sizes were directly synthesized within PVA polymer matrices at deposition times of 15, 30, 45, 60, and 120 minutes. The integration of AgNPs within the PVA matrix was confirmed through </span><a name="_Hlk150331382"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) </span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">and optical absorbance measurements. </span><a name="_Hlk150331279"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis </span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">demonstrated the face-centered cubic structure of AgNPs. Furthermore, these prepared nanocomposites </span><a name="_Hlk150331542"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">exhibited</span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff;"> significant </span><a name="_Hlk150331429"></a><a name="_Hlk150331195"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">antibacterial properties against Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas pneumonia, as well as antifungal activity against Alternaria alternata</span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">. </span><a name="_Hlk150331698"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Remarkably, the </span></a><a name="_Hlk150330816"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">AgNPs/PVA nanocomposite </span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">exhibited outstanding antifungal efficiency, resulting in an impressive inhibition zone of up to 47 mm.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="background-color:#ffffff;">&nbsp;</span> Ag/PVA nanocomposite,electrochemical method,and antimicrobial activity. 24 32 http://ijmse.iust.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-5303-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Wed Abed wed.abd@uobasrah.edu.iq 1800319475328460020111 1800319475328460020111 Yes Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plant, Pharmacy College, University of Basrah Haider Abdulelah 1800319475328460020112 1800319475328460020112 No Department of Material Science, Polymer Research Centre, University of Basrah, Iraq Sanaa Q.Badr 1800319475328460020113 1800319475328460020113 No Department of Material Science, Polymer Research Centre, University of Basrah, Iraq