Plant-mediated synthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticlesusing Tribulus terrestris

The plant Tribulus Terrestrislocally named “Sadeng” is one of the nativemedicinal plants ofthe Baluchestan region of Iran. The plant is traditionally used as an anti-infective agent andkidney stone treatment([۱]). Many types of organic compounds, such as alkaloids, phenols, andflavonoids have been reported in phytochemical investigations of this medicinal plant([۲]).Iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe۳O۴-NPs) is an important nanoparticle with exclusivephysicochemical behaviors, such as specific surface area, magnetic segregation properties, andunique lattice plane([۳]). Several physical and chemical techniques have been applied for thepreparation of Fe۳O۴-NPs([۳]). However, these techniques need high energy and solidly builtequipment to prepare the Fe۳O۴-NPs. In recent years, researchers have been focused on the plantmediatedsynthesis of Fe۳O۴-NPs instant of previous methods, because of the economical andenvironmentally-friendly processing approach.In the current study, the aqueous extract of Tribulus terrestris was employed for the phytofabricationof iron oxide nanoparticles.The biosynthesized extract-mediated iron oxidenanoparticles (INPs) was characterized through different methods containing FT-IR (Fouriertransform infrared spectroscopy), FESEM (Field emission scanning electron microscopy), EDS(Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy), and XRD (X-ray diffraction).The results demonstratedthat the average size of Fe۳O۴-NPs nanoparticles was found to be ۳۰-۴۰ nm with sphericalmorphology.

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Green synthesis ، Nanoparticles ، Plant extract ، Iron oxide