Biosynthesis of Graphene and Investigation of Antibacterial Activity of Graphene-parthenium hysterophorous Nanocomposite
Braz. arch. biol. technol
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64: e21210180, 2021. tab, graf
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Abstract There is a great interest to use carbon-based material like graphene and graphene oxide in biomedical applications due to its flexibility to be functionalized with bio-active molecules. Herein, graphene and graphene-based nanocomposites were biosynthesized by liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite using aqueous extract of Parthenium hysterophorous (P-H) as a surfactant. A set of five thin film samples of graphene was prepared from graphene suspension by vacuum filtration method. Samples were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, and XRD, which revealed successful synthesis of graphene. Graphene/P-H(G/P-H) nanocomposites comprising varied ratios of graphene and P-H were prepared and their antibacterial activity was investigated by agar well diffusion method. The experimental results indicated that G/P-H nanocomposite have higher antibacterial activity than graphene alone, and bioactivity of G/P-H nanocomposite was found to be controlled by the fraction of graphene in the composite.
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English
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Braz. arch. biol. technol
Journal subject:
Biology
Year:
2021
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Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Canada
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Pakistan
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Thailand
Institution/Affiliation country:
Azad Jammu and Kashmir University/PK
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Mahidol University/TH
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Mirpur University of Science and Technology/PK
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University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir/PK
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University of Western Ontario/CA
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