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Thermo-mechanical stability and antibacterial activity of merwinite derived from different fuels

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Merwinite synthesized using different fuels were characterised using TGA-DTA, FTIR, SEM/EDX, and TEM/EDX. In vitro biomineralisation assay using simulated body fluid (SBF) as the mineralisation medium showed that both glycine and citric acid sets exhibited good HAp nucleation ability, with glycine sets showing higher degree of HAp nucleation. Mechanical studies demonstrated that glycine sets had the highest mechanical strength, with a compressive strength of 40 MPa compared to 30 MPa for citric acid sets and 20 MPa for urea sets. Antibacterial studies and antifungal assays were performed using the disk diffusion method and broth dilution technique against bacteria Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and fungi Aspergillus niger and Fusarium oxysporum. Results showed that glycine sets had highest antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus, with inhibition zone diameters of 25 mm and 20 mm, respectively, while urea sets exhibited lower antibacterial activity.

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The authors present their sincere thanks to VIT management for providing the necessary help to carry out this research, which was financially supported by Vellore Institute of Technology Research Grants for Engineering, Management and Science (VITRGEMS). The authors also thank DST-FIST for the XRD, SEM/EDX facility, and CAMPT-VIT for helping with the mechanical studies.

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The authors present their sincere thanks to VIT management for providing the necessary help to carry out this research, which was financially supported by Vellore Institute of Technology Research Grants for Engineering, Management and Science (VITRGEMS). The authors also thank DST-FIST for the XRD, SEM/EDX facility and CAMPT-VIT for helping with the mechanical studies.

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  2. Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India

    Joel Augustine & Jayanthi Abraham

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Conceptualisation: [SMC] and [SS]; Methodology: [SMC], [JAugustine]; Formal analysis and investigation: [SMC] and [JAugustine]; Writing—original draft preparation: [SMC] and [JAugustine]; Writing—review and editing: [SMC], [JAugustine], [JAbraham], and [SS]; Funding acquisition: [JAbraham] and [SS]; Resources: [JAbraham] and [SS]; Supervision: [JAbraham] and [SS].

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Collin, S.M., Augustine, J., Abraham, J. et al. Thermo-mechanical stability and antibacterial activity of merwinite derived from different fuels. Journal of Materials Research 38, 5045–5054 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-01215-2

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