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VOL. 7, ISSUE 3 (2025)
Biosynthesis and characterization of copper nanoparticles using ginger extract
Authors
Ban Jabbar Aziz Mohammed, Neama Ali Ahmed
Abstract
Biosynthesized copper nanoparticles employing
ginger extract represent an exciting advance within the field of
nanotechnology, integrating the distinctive copper properties with the inherent
advantages of ginger delivery. The ginger-mediated synthesis endows the
resulting particles with enhanced stability and biofunctionality, signalling
wider prospective utility. The present investigation sought to fabricate copper
nanoparticles relying explicitly upon ginger extract and to exhaustively
characterize the colloidal systems through state-of-the art apparatus. Initial
preparation explored copper acetate and copper nitrate as precursors, with
ginger being employed in both aqueous and ethanol-toluene -based exactives.
Systematic analysis incorporated a battery of diagnostics, including
transmission electron microscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Zeta potential, powder
X-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Optimal
behaviours emerged when copper nitrate was processed within ethanol ginger
matrix, displaying a mean particle size of approximately 29 nanometres, exceptionally
congruent stability (Zeta potential -57.1 mV) versus copper acetate
counterparts reaching dimensions (approximately 245 nanometres, -33.5 mV) and
diminished translational stabilization. The collective observations endorse an
efficient one-step platform through in situ ginger-derived reducing and
stabilizing bio-constituents capable of thermodynamically stabilizing the
copper nanodynamics. The research unequivocally delineates that the choice of
copper precursor and creative solvent as extraction and dispersant vehicle
modulates dimensional, dispersive, and crystallographic dispersivity. The
operational parameters thus emerge as decisive levers steering the metallic
core properties, reinforcing ginger as a green, intrinsic templating agent.
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Pages:33-38
How to cite this article:
Ban Jabbar Aziz Mohammed, Neama Ali Ahmed "Biosynthesis and characterization of copper nanoparticles using ginger extract". International Journal of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2025, Pages 33-38
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