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Star fruit extract-mediated green synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles

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Pages 173-180 | Received 18 Aug 2020, Accepted 01 Dec 2020, Published online: 04 Feb 2021
 

Abstract

The present study deals with the green synthesis, physical characterization, and antibacterial activity testing of various metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) formed by making use of the star fruit extract. Followed by the synthesis of metal oxide NPs such as ZnO, MgO, and CuO, these have been characterized thoroughly for the optical properties, surface functionality, crystallinity, morphology, and elemental composition. From the UV–vis studies, the observation of absorption bands at 336, 292, and 421 nm confirms the presence of ZnO, MgO, and CuO NPs, respectively. Also, the powder XRD pattern confirm that the prepared NPs are crystalline in nature and fall in the nanoscale size range of 11–22 nm. The field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) provided surface morphological studies of ZnO, MgO, and CuO NPs suggested that the particles are formed in many different shapes of spherical, rod, and hexagonal shape, respectively. The X-ray spectroscopy studies performed in parallel to the FESEM analysis provided a proof for the persistence of Zn, Mg, Cu, and O elements in the respective samples, and thereby confirming for the successful formation of ZnO, MgO, and CuO. Further testing of the antibacterial activity against the clinically important pathogens, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus, and Pseudomonas, the as-synthesized ZnO, CuO, and MgO NPs are proved to be highly effective. From the overall analysis, this green synthesis route is facile and can be beneficial for the large-scale production of metal oxide NPs that have potential biotechnological significance.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Correction Statement

This article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article.

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Funding

This work was supported by the University of Malaya Research Grant (RU001-2018, RU001-2021). The KSU authors are grateful to the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University for funding through Vice Deanship of Scientific Research Chairs.

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