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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Surface Functionalization of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Gallic Acid as Potential Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Agents.

Syed Tawab Shah, Wageeh A Yehya, Omer Saad, Khanom Simarani, Zaira Chowdhury, Abeer A Alhadi, Lina A Al-Ani

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 154 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Syed Tawab ShahNanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Block A, Level 3, Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. tawab_shah2003@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8481-3003
Wageeh A YehyaNanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Block A, Level 3, Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. wdabdoub@um.edu.my.ORCID 0000-0003-1543-9887
Omer SaadDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. omar79@siswa.um.edu.my.
Khanom SimaraniInstitute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. hanom_ss@um.edu.my.
Zaira ChowdhuryNanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Block A, Level 3, Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. zaira.chowdhury76@gmail.com.
Abeer A AlhadiDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. faalhadi@yahoo.com.
Lina A Al-AniNanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Block A, Level 3, Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. linaalani@ymail.com.
University of Malaya · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this research, we report the size-controlled synthesis and surface-functionalization of magnetite with the natural antioxidant gallic acid (GA) as a ligand, using in situ and post-synthesis methods. GA functionalization provided narrow size distribution, with an average particle size of 5 and 8 nm for in situ synthesis of gallic acid functionalized magnetite IONP@GA1 and IONP@GA2, respectively, which are ultra-small particles as compared to unfunctionalized magnetite (IONP) and post functionalized magnetite IONP@GA3 with average size of 10 and 11 nm respectively. All the IONPs@GA samples were found hydrophilic with stable aggregation state. Prior to commencement of experimental lab work, PASS software was used to predict the biological activities of GA and it is found that experimental antioxidant activity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and antimicrobial studies using well diffusion method are in good agreement with the simulated results. Furthermore, the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of DPPH antioxidant assay revealed a 2-4 fold decrease as compared to unfunctionalized IONP. In addition to antioxidant activity, all the three IONP@GA proved outstanding antimicrobial activity while testing on different bacterial and fungal strains. The results collectively indicate the successful fabrication of novel antioxidant, antimicrobial IONP@GA composite, which are magnetically separable, efficient, and low cost, with potential applications in polymers, cosmetics, and biomedical and food industries.

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antimicrobialDPPHfunctionalizationgallic acidnanoantioxidant

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