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ArticleHeliyon2023

Ecofriendly green synthesis and characterization of silver zinc oxide nanocomposite using the aqueous leaf extract of Rumex Crispus: Evaluation of its antimicrobial and antioxidant activity.

Yigezu Mekonnen Bayisa, Tafere Aga Bullo, Ketema Beyecha Hundie, Desalegn Abdissa Akuma, Defar Getahun Gizachew, Mohammed Seid Bultum

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 2 papers.

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  • Retraction · 2025-07-16Computer-Aided Content or Computer-Generated Content · Duplication of/in Image · Euphemisms for Duplication · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Objections by Author(s) · Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions ·
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yigezu Mekonnen BayisaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Tafere Aga BulloSchool of Chemical Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Ketema Beyecha HundieSchool of Chemical Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Desalegn Abdissa AkumaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Defar Getahun GizachewSchool of Chemical Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Mohammed Seid BultumSchool of Chemical Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hydrothermal approach is used in the current study to create an environmentally friendly silver zinc oxide nanocomposite utilizing an aqueous leaf extract of Rumex Crispus. The photochemical components of Rumex Crispus, a synthetic nanocomposite with antioxidant and antibacterial activity, were also assessed. The Response Surface Methodology of Definitive Screen Design (DSD) was used to examine and optimize the effects of four independent variables on the amount of green synthesized silver zinc oxide nanocomposite in Rumex Crispus extract. According to the experimental findings, the green synthesized silver zinc oxide nanocomposite's maximum 1.89 absorbance intensity was achieved at a reaction temperature of 60 °C, a concentration of silver nitrate salt of 100 mM, a pH value of 11, and a reaction period of 3 h. The synthesized nanocomposite was characterized using Fourier-transform infrared, UV, X-ray, UV-vis, Dynamic Light Scattering, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential thermal analysis to determine its functional group, structure, bandgap energy, size distribution, a mass of loss, and energy gain or loss, respectively. The minimum lethal doses for the gram-positive, gram-negative, and fungal strains were 1.25, 0.625, and 2.5 g ml

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Antimicrobial activityAntioxidant activityDefinitive screen designRumex crispus extractSilver zinc oxide nanocomposite

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PMID37215886
PMCPMC10196513

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