Biological synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by fungus species

Nanoparticles have gained interest due to its unique properties and benefits that can upgrade the future technologies. However, the production of nanoparticles has adopted physical and chemical methods which have been proven as non-eco friendly and produces toxic products. The present study propo...

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Main Authors:	Ariffin, Ainnur Farhana, Ibrahim Ali , Noorbatcha, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	TP248.13 Biotechnology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/3/ICBIOE_2013_Cover_Page_till_Table_of_contents.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/9/ZnNP_ICBioE2013_Proceedings_pp409-414.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/2/Brochure.pdf

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spelling	iium-341442014-01-15T01:49:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/ Biological synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by fungus species Ariffin, Ainnur Farhana Ibrahim Ali , Noorbatcha Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah TP248.13 Biotechnology Nanoparticles have gained interest due to its unique properties and benefits that can upgrade the future technologies. However, the production of nanoparticles has adopted physical and chemical methods which have been proven as non-eco friendly and produces toxic products. The present study proposes an eco-friendly synthesis of zinc nanoparticles using a wide range of microorganisms from varies of bacteria species to the uses of fungi species. The synthesis of zinc nanoparticles using Aspergillus niger is presented in this paper. It’s also include the studies of the effect of biomass concentration when challenged to the salt solution and effect of different type of salt solution used to be challenged with the fungal mycelia. The fungus is grown in a suitable medium and mycelia biomass was taken (varies in the concentration) to be challenged with the zinc sulphate salt solutions and zinc nitrate salt solution (at different concentration) for 72 hours. Stability studies were done by further the incubation period up to more than 72 hours. The formations of nanoparticles were characterized using UV–Vis spectrophotometer and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to ascertain the size and polydispersity of the nanoparticles produced. The lower concentration of biomass used in the synthesis yield more nanoparticles formation. Keywords: Biological synthesis, Zinc nanoparticles, Fungus species, Aspergillus niger. 2013-07-02 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/3/ICBIOE_2013_Cover_Page_till_Table_of_contents.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/9/ZnNP_ICBioE2013_Proceedings_pp409-414.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/2/Brochure.pdf Ariffin, Ainnur Farhana and Ibrahim Ali , Noorbatcha and Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah (2013) Biological synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by fungus species. In: International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering (ICBioE 2013), 2-4 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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spellingShingle	TP248.13 Biotechnology Ariffin, Ainnur Farhana Ibrahim Ali , Noorbatcha Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah Biological synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by fungus species
description	Nanoparticles have gained interest due to its unique properties and benefits that can upgrade the future technologies. However, the production of nanoparticles has adopted physical and chemical methods which have been proven as non-eco friendly and produces toxic products. The present study proposes an eco-friendly synthesis of zinc nanoparticles using a wide range of microorganisms from varies of bacteria species to the uses of fungi species. The synthesis of zinc nanoparticles using Aspergillus niger is presented in this paper. It’s also include the studies of the effect of biomass concentration when challenged to the salt solution and effect of different type of salt solution used to be challenged with the fungal mycelia. The fungus is grown in a suitable medium and mycelia biomass was taken (varies in the concentration) to be challenged with the zinc sulphate salt solutions and zinc nitrate salt solution (at different concentration) for 72 hours. Stability studies were done by further the incubation period up to more than 72 hours. The formations of nanoparticles were characterized using UV–Vis spectrophotometer and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to ascertain the size and polydispersity of the nanoparticles produced. The lower concentration of biomass used in the synthesis yield more nanoparticles formation. Keywords: Biological synthesis, Zinc nanoparticles, Fungus species, Aspergillus niger.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ariffin, Ainnur Farhana Ibrahim Ali , Noorbatcha Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah
author_facet	Ariffin, Ainnur Farhana Ibrahim Ali , Noorbatcha Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah
author_sort	Ariffin, Ainnur Farhana
title	Biological synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by fungus species
title_short	Biological synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by fungus species
title_full	Biological synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by fungus species
title_fullStr	Biological synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by fungus species
title_full_unstemmed	Biological synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by fungus species
title_sort	biological synthesis of zinc nanoparticles by fungus species
publishDate	2013
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/3/ICBIOE_2013_Cover_Page_till_Table_of_contents.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/9/ZnNP_ICBioE2013_Proceedings_pp409-414.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34144/2/Brochure.pdf
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