Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial study of Ag doped magnesium ferrite nanocomposite

• Main Authors: Arunkumar Lagashetty, Amruta Pattar, Sangappa K. Ganiger
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
• Series: Heliyon
• Subjects: Materials chemistry
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019308011

Nanomaterials are attracted a great deal of attention from scientific community due its unique properties and applications. The small size ferrites have opened up the door for intensive research to utilize their properties for biomedical applications. Ferrite nanomaterials like MgFe2O4 and its silver doped nanocomposites (Ag– MgFe2O4) have been prepared using solid state combustion method using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a fuel. The structure of as prepared ferrites and its silver doped nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) tool and morphology by Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) tool respectively. Presence of the metals in the ferrite and its composite was confirmed by EDX pattern. Bonding nature in the composite is well studied by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) tool. Antibacterial activity study of the nanocomposite is carried out against various bacteria. Ag doped magnesium ferrite shows moderate activity against bacteria.