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ArticleApplied physics. A, Materials science & processing2021

Fabrication of chitosan-coated mixed spinel ferrite integrated with graphene oxide (GO) for magnetic extraction of viral RNA for potential detection of SARS-CoV-2.

Vijay Singh, Khalid Mujasam Batoo, Mahavir Singh

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Article in Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Vijay SinghDepartment of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, 171005 India.ORCID 0000-0001-6693-6176
Khalid Mujasam BatooKing Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, P.O. Box-2455, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8264-8203
Mahavir SinghDepartment of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, 171005 India.ORCID 0000-0002-1778-4855
Himachal Pradesh University · INKing Saud University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic variants of the COVID-19 causative virus have been arising and circulating globally. In many countries, especially in developing ones with a huge population, vaccination has become one of the major challenges. SARS-CoV-2 variants' fast transmission rate has an upsurge in the COVID cases, leading to more stress on health systems. In the current COVID-19 scenario, there is the requirement of more adequate diagnostic approaches to check the COVID-19 spread. Out of many diagnostic approaches, a magnetic nanoparticle-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction could be nontrivial. The use of magnetic nanoparticles is to separate nucleic acid of SARS-CoV-2 from the patient samples and apply for SARS-CoV-2 detection in an easy and more effective way. Herein, the magnetic nanoparticles are synthesized using the solgel autocombustion methods and then successfully coated with biopolymer (chitosan) using ultrasonication. Chitosan-coated nanoparticles are successfully integrated into the graphene oxide sheets to introduce carboxyl groups. Crystallite size calculation, morphological and magnetic studies of synthesized magnetic nanoparticles, and multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles are done using XRD, SEM, TEM, and VSM, respectively. Besides, the potentiality of the fabricated nanocomposites in RNA extraction protocol is also discussed with schematic representation.

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COVID-19Magnetic nanocompositeMagnetic nanoparticlesSARS-COV-2Spinel ferriteViral extraction

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PMID34866806
PMCPMC8627170
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