Facile synthesis of silver modified zinc oxide nanocomposite: An efficient visible light active nanomaterial for bacterial inhibition and dye degradation
| Autor: | Kakul Husain, Aaranda Arooj, Afaq Ullah Khan, Hessah A. AL-Abdulkarim, Hamza S. Al-Shehri, Sadia Nazir, Muhammad Junaid Khan, Ebraheem Abdu Musad Saleh, Kamran Tahir, Adel A. El-Zahhar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Staphylococcus aureus
Materials science Silver Light Biophysics chemistry.chemical_element Metal Nanoparticles Dermatology Zinc Nanomaterials Nanocomposites Escherichia coli Pharmacology (medical) High-resolution transmission electron microscopy Nanocomposite Photosensitizing Agents Anti-Bacterial Agents Oncology chemistry Photochemotherapy Photocatalysis Degradation (geology) Zinc Oxide Antibacterial activity Visible spectrum Nuclear chemistry |
| Zdroj: | Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy. 36 |
| ISSN: | 1873-1597 |
| Popis: | The present study reports the synthesis of silver (Ag) decorated zinc oxide (ZnO) nanocomposite via green synthesis method by using Acacia arabica plant leaves extract as both reducing and capping agent. The results clearly indicate a uniform distribution of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) over ZnO surface. Various analytical and spectroscopic techniques were used for investigating the formation and morphology of as-synthesized Ag/ZnO nanocomposites. Emergence of SPR at 424 and 378 nm confirmed the synthesis of AgNPs and ZnO respectively. The confirmation of elemental composition and crystal structure of prepared nanomaterials (NMs) was carried out via EDX and XRD analysis. Results obtained from HRTEM and SEM analysis indicated small sized spherically shaped NMs. The as-synthesized was checked for its photocatalytic activity towards degradation of MB in the presence as well as absence of light irradiation. Results of degradation study revealed that Ag/ZnO exhibits remarkable photocatalytic activity in the presence of light whereby removing 90% of MB within 80 minutes. Moreover, the antibacterial activity of synthesized nanocomposite was examined in both visible light and dark conditions. The experiment showed that nanomaterial depicts enhanced antibacterial activity in light in comparison to dark. The results showed that the inhibition diameter of Ag/ZnO nanocomposite in light was found to be 18 (±0.2), 22 (±0.3) against E. coli and S. aureus respectively. The inhibition zone of the said nanomaterial against E. coli and S. aureus in dark was 11 (±0.3), 14 (±0.5) respectively. These results conclude that activity is delivered both in the presence of visible light and dark but efficiency of antibacterial activity is found to be more in visible light in comparison. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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