FUSION OF ZNO NANO/MINT EXTRACT LOADED PVP/PVA COMPOSITE BLEND: CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
AbstractZnO is used as a nanofiller in various concentrations to create flexible self-standing films of PVP-PVA mix composites. This work presents the results of structural, compositional, morphological, and optical analyses carried out using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infra-Red spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis). The XRD data show that ZnO nanoparticles are produced in the polymeric matrix with hexagonal phase. ZnO nanofiller is dispersed throughout the polymer matrix, as seen in SEM pictures. UV-vis spectra show that the nanocomposite films’ wavelength absorption peak is between 235 and 370 nm. The blue shift may be seen with a drop in the nano filler’s concentration.
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IJPSR
Sonam Ahuja * and Harshad Parmar
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Science (PIAS), Parul University, Limda, Waghodiya, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
sonam.ahuja82106@paruluniversity.ac.in
06 February 2023
15 May 2023
31 May 2023
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.14(10).4793-02
01 October 2023
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