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International Journal of Modern Science and Technology

International Journal of Modern Science and Technology, 1(1), 2016, Pages 17-22. 


Synthesis of manganese dioxide nanoparticles using co-precipitation method and its antimicrobial activity
​Elsa Cherian, Arya Rajan, G. Baskar
Department Of Biotechnology, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai, 600119, India.

Abstract
The advancement in nanotechnology research has helped in the development of eco-friendly methods for the synthesis of nanoparticles, which gives considerable importance to expand their applications. In this work manganese dioxide nanoparticles with controlled particle size and composition were synthesized by co-precipitation method with the help of salt such as sulfates under a fine control of pH by using NaOH solution. The optical properties of the nanoparticles were analyzed using UV–VIS spectroscopy. The characteristic functional groups present in the molecule of synthesized nanoparticles were analyzed using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Particle size and morphology of the synthesized manganese dioxide nanoparticles were analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscope. Manganese dioxide nanoparticles are one of the most attractive inorganic materials because of its physical and chemical properties and wide application in the field of pharmaceutical industries, sensors, fuel cell electrodes and catalysis. Antimicrobial activity of manganese dioxide nanoparticles towards both gram negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcusaureus, and Bacillus subtilis) was studied using the well diffusion method.


Keywords: Manganese dioxide nanoparticles; Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy; Scanning Electron microscopy; Antimicrobial activity.


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