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Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties of Superparamagnetic α-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Stabilized by Biocompatible Starch

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In the present study we have synthesized α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles in a more conventionally established NaBH4 reduction, but using a bio-macromolecule, starch. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using UV/visible and FTIR spectroscopic, XRD, SEM, and TEM techniques. The stabilised nanoparticles showed a considerable reduction in size (12–17 nm) compared to the bare nanoparticles (24–52 nm). The magnetic studies were conducted using VSM analysis. The most significant result was observed that the starch stabilised iron oxide nanoparticles showed superparamagnetic behaviour, while the bare nanoparticles remained weakly ferromagnetic. The antimicrobial properties of these superparamagnetic particles were monitored against five bacterial and fungal strains each.

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The first author thanks University Grants Commission for Junior Research Fellowship (Sr. No-2061410045 Ref. No-22/06/2014 (i) EU-V).

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Current research was funded by University Grants Commission (India) under the Junior Research Fellowship scheme (Sr.No-2061410045 Ref.No-22/06/2014 (i) EU-V).

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  1. Research and Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, St. Thomas College, Palai, 686574, India

    Sherin Philip & Sunny Kuriakose

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Synthesis and analyses were performed by the first author Sherin Philip. The first draft of the manuscript was prepared by the first author and commented and modified by the corresponding author Sunny Kuriakose. Both the authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Philip, S., Kuriakose, S. Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties of Superparamagnetic α-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Stabilized by Biocompatible Starch. J Clust Sci 32, 1339–1349 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-020-01898-1

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