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Facile synthesis of cellulose–ZnO-hybrid nanocomposite using Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaf extract and their antibacterial activities

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Cellulose, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and a new composite of crystalline cellulose–ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO/CNC) have been prepared by simple hydrothermal treatment using Hibiscus leaf extract. The cellulose which was isolated from corn cobs and the nanomaterials were characterised using different analytical techniques including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). These techniques explained the structure, crystallinity and purity of the extracted cellulose, ZnO NPs and the ZnO/CNC nanocomposite. The TEM image showed the rod like shape of the synthesized ZnO NPs with approximate width size of about 90.83 nm and length 546.97 nm, whereas the ZnO/CNC nanocomposite is of 4.89 nm spheroidal shape. The antibacterial properties of the as-synthesized nanomaterials showed good properties but the cellulose did not.

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    Elias E. Elemike & Justina I. Mbonu

  2. Department of Chemistry, North West University Mafikeng Campus, Mafikeng, South Africa

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Elemike, E.E., Onwudiwe, D.C. & Mbonu, J.I. Facile synthesis of cellulose–ZnO-hybrid nanocomposite using Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaf extract and their antibacterial activities. Appl Nanosci 11, 1349–1358 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01774-y

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