Physicochemical Preparation for Fabrication and Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Activity Study
摘要
It is substantiated that nanoparticles have attracted much attention in many fields due to their extremely small size, geometry, monodispersity, non-toxicity and attractive structural and morphological features. Gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) are a class of versatile nanomaterials used in all fields. In this study, the physicochemical analysis of Au-NPs, which are prepared from Azadirachta indica (neem leaf) extracts and aqueous chloroauric acid by biosynthesis followed by stabilization and centrifugal separation at ambient temperature, is carried out. The fabricated Au-NPs were used in the study of the antibacterial activity of Gram-negative bacteria using radial disk diffusion assay. The progress in the development of nanoparticles is monitored using ultraviolet spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, X-ray Diffraction, Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis and scanning electron microscopy. The characterization results confirm the successful synthesis of nanoparticles with high yield and well-structured surface morphology and elemental composition, which is confirmed by Scanning Electron Microscopy Image and Energy Dispersive X-ray spectra.