Journal
IET NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 6, Pages 754-758Publisher
INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET
DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2016.0223
Keywords
antibacterial activity; nanoparticles; nanomedicine; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; microorganisms; Fourier transform infrared spectra; metal nanoparticles loaded ultrasonic-assisted Spirulina platensis; algal extract; antimicrobial activity; green synthesis method; UV-visible spectroscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; scanning electron microscopy; gram-positive bacteria; Staphylocicus aureus; Klebsiella pneumonia; Proteus vulgaris; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Escherichia coli; Aspergillus niger; fungus; microorganisms; microbial infection; water pollution
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The synthesis of metal nanoparticles (NPs) loaded on the ultrasonic-assisted Spirulina platensis (MNPs/UASP) was investigated using the green synthesis method. The S. platensis algal extract was taken as a reducing agent. The formations of metal NPs were characterised using UV-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The antimicrobial activity of different metal NPs demonstrated various inhibitory activities against one gram-positive bacteria (Staphylocicus aureus), four gram-negative bacteria (Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli) and one fungus (Aspergillus niger). Both CrNPs/UASP and ZnNPs/UASP show good antimicrobial activity when compared with other MNPs/UASP against microorganisms. This MNPs/UASP is effective in preventing and treating the microbial infection and water pollution in the environment.
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