CuOFe2O3, MnOFe2O3 and ZnOFe2O3 -Curcumin Nanocomposites: Hydrothermal Method Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies

Abstract

This paper presents the synthesis of nanocurcumin with some spinel oxides (CuOFe₂O₃, MnOFe₂O₃, ZnOFe₂O₃) as nanocomposites by hydrothermal method. Synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by using various techniques: Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD). The morphology of the surface was evaluated by scanning electron microscope (SEM), and atomic electron microscope (AFM). XRD has been demonstrated success in forming spinel oxide with cubic crystallites phase, and the mean particle size calculated by the Debye-Scherrer formula (22.8-17.7 nm). Curcumin nanocomposites display high efficacy against microbes and were the greatest for [CuOFe₂O₃/curcumin] nanocomposite.