Increased antimicrobial activity of ZnO nanoparticle thin films: Effect of surface structuration

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Hauptverfasser: El-Habib, Imroi, Dine, Sarah, Lemarchand, Alex, Mielcarek, Christine, Traore, Mamadou, Azouani, Rabah
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author El-Habib, Imroi
Dine, Sarah
Lemarchand, Alex
Mielcarek, Christine
Traore, Mamadou
Azouani, Rabah
author_facet El-Habib, Imroi
Dine, Sarah
Lemarchand, Alex
Mielcarek, Christine
Traore, Mamadou
Azouani, Rabah
contents This work explores the antimicrobial efficacy of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) films with varying microstructure, crystallographic orientation and surface roughness. Thin films with different microstructures were obtained by varying precursor concentrations (0.1 M, 0.25 M, and 0.4 M) and solvent types (Ethanol, Propanol, and Butanol). The characterization of the films by X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed films with varying degrees of orientation along the c-axis, which increased with the concentration of the precursor and with the decrease in the carbon chain length of the alcohol. Raman spectroscopy analysis confirmed the formation of a hexagonal wurtzite ZnO. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis revealed the formation of dense and homogeneous films with a thickness of 93 nm. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed changes in surface irregularity and an increase in surface roughness with the carbon length of solvent and a maximum roughness at a precursor concentration of 0.25 M in propanol. The antimicrobial activity was assessed following ISO 22196:2011 standards with few modifications. Results indicated that ZnO NPs films with rougher surfaces reduced coli (gram(-)), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (gram(-)) and Staphylococcus aureus (gram(+) ) bacteria populations due to an increase of contact surface between NPs with bacteria. Their effectiveness against Candida albicans was moderate, with a maximum reduction of 0.72 Log10 CFU/cm$^2$ with rougher film.
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spellingShingle Increased antimicrobial activity of ZnO nanoparticle thin films: Effect of surface structuration
El-Habib, Imroi
Dine, Sarah
Lemarchand, Alex
Mielcarek, Christine
Traore, Mamadou
Azouani, Rabah
Materials Science
Biological Physics
This work explores the antimicrobial efficacy of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) films with varying microstructure, crystallographic orientation and surface roughness. Thin films with different microstructures were obtained by varying precursor concentrations (0.1 M, 0.25 M, and 0.4 M) and solvent types (Ethanol, Propanol, and Butanol). The characterization of the films by X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed films with varying degrees of orientation along the c-axis, which increased with the concentration of the precursor and with the decrease in the carbon chain length of the alcohol. Raman spectroscopy analysis confirmed the formation of a hexagonal wurtzite ZnO. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis revealed the formation of dense and homogeneous films with a thickness of 93 nm. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed changes in surface irregularity and an increase in surface roughness with the carbon length of solvent and a maximum roughness at a precursor concentration of 0.25 M in propanol. The antimicrobial activity was assessed following ISO 22196:2011 standards with few modifications. Results indicated that ZnO NPs films with rougher surfaces reduced coli (gram(-)), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (gram(-)) and Staphylococcus aureus (gram(+) ) bacteria populations due to an increase of contact surface between NPs with bacteria. Their effectiveness against Candida albicans was moderate, with a maximum reduction of 0.72 Log10 CFU/cm$^2$ with rougher film.
title Increased antimicrobial activity of ZnO nanoparticle thin films: Effect of surface structuration
topic Materials Science
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.02525