Biosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles using Fungal Filtrates
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Fungi produce and excrete various proteins, enzymes, and polysaccharides, which may be used for the synthesis of nanoparticles. This study investigated the effect an anion species on the synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles using fungal filtrates. In this work, ceramic zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles ranging between 1 nm and 1000 nm were successfully synthesized using three different filamentous fungi: Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., and Paecilomyces variotti. Each fungus was cultured, and the filtrate was extracted and individually exposed to zinc nitrate, zinc sulfate, or zinc chloride. The formation of nanoparticles was characterized using UV-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), fluorescence microscopy, and with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses. UV-Vis spectra exhibited broad increases in the absorption across the range of 200 nm - 800 nm, which corresponded to the formation of ZnO nanoparticles under various conditions. Nanoparticle formation was confirmed with fluorescence microscopy and TEM analysis and determined to form particles with an irregular spherical shape. To date, our work demonstrates that the ability of fungi to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles is not genus/species-specific but is dependent on the starting composition of a given metal salt.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1817833
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2021-9437R; 698858
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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