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dc.contributor.authorNoukelag, Sandrine Kamdoumen_US
dc.contributor.authorMewa Ngongang, Maxwellen_US
dc.contributor.authorNtwampe, Seteno Karabo Obeden_US
dc.contributor.authorNgqoloda, Sipheloen_US
dc.contributor.authorCummings, Fransciousen_US
dc.contributor.authorArendse, Christopher J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-09T12:38:37Z-
dc.date.available2025-10-09T12:38:37Z-
dc.date.issued2024-
dc.identifier.citationNoukelag, S.K. et al. 2024. Unlocking antimicrobial activity of gamma irradiated iron-zinc nanoparticles. Materials Letters, 367: 1-4. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136656]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0167-577X-
dc.identifier.issn1873-4979 (Online)-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11189/10136-
dc.description.abstractWaterborne and foodborne diseases are generated by spoilage microorganisms with severe consequences for public health. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a way forward for their growth inhibition. In this contribution, iron-zinc (Fe-Zn) nanoparticles (NPs) were induced by gamma radiolysis as potential antimicrobial agents. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed the formation of cubic iron oxide and hexagonal zinc oxide as mixed phases in accordance with microscopic observations. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) depicted the presence of Fe, Zn, and O within the sample. Photoluminescence (PL) revealed the existence of oxygen vacancies, which were consistent with the ferromagnetic behavior of the vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Besides, the antimicrobial activity was more pronounced against Dekkera bruxellensis.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofMaterials Lettersen_US
dc.subjectIron-Zincen_US
dc.subjectNanoparticlesen_US
dc.subjectGamma radiolysisen_US
dc.subjectFerromagneticen_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobial activityen_US
dc.titleUnlocking antimicrobial activity of gamma irradiated iron-zinc nanoparticlesen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136656-
dc.typeArticleen_US
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