DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOPOLYMER-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES WITH GREEN SYNTHESIZED METALLIC NANOPARTICULES

Project no. 32727 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2024

Summary

<p class="ql-align-justify">The&nbsp;development&nbsp;of&nbsp;sustainable&nbsp;and&nbsp;environmentally&nbsp;friendly&nbsp;approaches&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;field&nbsp;of&nbsp;nanotechnology&nbsp;is&nbsp;of&nbsp;great&nbsp;importance&nbsp;today&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;increasing&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;and&nbsp;economic&nbsp;concerns.&nbsp;In&nbsp;this&nbsp;context,&nbsp;the&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;plant-based&nbsp;sources&nbsp;in&nbsp;metal&nbsp;nanoparticle&nbsp;synthesis&nbsp;offers&nbsp;an&nbsp;attractive&nbsp;alternative&nbsp;because&nbsp;it&nbsp;reduces&nbsp;the&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;toxic&nbsp;chemicals&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;low-cost&nbsp;and&nbsp;renewable.&nbsp;Green&nbsp;synthesis&nbsp;methods&nbsp;stand&nbsp;out&nbsp;in&nbsp;nanotechnological&nbsp;applications&nbsp;because&nbsp;they&nbsp;enable&nbsp;the&nbsp;production&nbsp;of&nbsp;biocompatible&nbsp;nanomaterials&nbsp;with&nbsp;reduced&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;impacts.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">The&nbsp;aim&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;thesis&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;synthesize&nbsp;metal&nbsp;nanoparticles&nbsp;using&nbsp;different&nbsp;plant&nbsp;sources&nbsp;via&nbsp;green&nbsp;synthesis,&nbsp;characterize&nbsp;them,&nbsp;and&nbsp;evaluate&nbsp;the&nbsp;obtained&nbsp;nanoparticles&nbsp;in&nbsp;biopolymer-based&nbsp;nanocomposite&nbsp;structures.&nbsp;Within&nbsp;this&nbsp;scope,&nbsp;silver&nbsp;nanoparticles&nbsp;(AgNP),&nbsp;copper&nbsp;oxide&nbsp;nanoparticles&nbsp;(CuO-NP),&nbsp;and&nbsp;zinc&nbsp;oxide&nbsp;nanoparticles&nbsp;(ZnO-NP)&nbsp;were&nbsp;synthesized&nbsp;from&nbsp;<em>Olea&nbsp;europaea&nbsp;</em>L.&nbsp;extract;&nbsp;AgNP&nbsp;and&nbsp;CuO-NP&nbsp;from&nbsp;<em>Matricaria&nbsp;chamomilla</em>&nbsp;extract;&nbsp;and&nbsp;AgNP&nbsp;and&nbsp;ZnO-NP&nbsp;from&nbsp;<em>Eucalyptus&nbsp;globulus</em>&nbsp;extract&nbsp;were&nbsp;synthesized.&nbsp;The&nbsp;optical,&nbsp;structural,&nbsp;and&nbsp;morphological&nbsp;properties&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;obtained&nbsp;metal&nbsp;nanoparticles&nbsp;were&nbsp;characterized&nbsp;by&nbsp;UV-Vis&nbsp;spectrophotometry,&nbsp;Fourier&nbsp;Transform&nbsp;Infrared&nbsp;Spectroscopy&nbsp;(ATR-FTIR),&nbsp;Scanning&nbsp;Electron&nbsp;Microscopy&nbsp;(SEM),&nbsp;and&nbsp;X-ray&nbsp;Diffraction&nbsp;(XRD)&nbsp;analyses.&nbsp;Additionally,&nbsp;the&nbsp;antimicrobial&nbsp;activities&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;nanoparticles&nbsp;were&nbsp;investigated.</p>

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